The conference aims to create a forum for discussion on issues related to the recent patterns of firms activity, the organization of production and financing decision, as well as their determinants, consequences and implications for policymaking. Topics: - The evolution of firm market power and...

The conference seeks to bring together academics and policy makers to discuss the aggregate implications of structural reforms, both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. Topics: - The macroeconomic impact of structural reforms, both in the short and long run - The optimal timing of...

We urge respondents to address issues that are generic to network industries (e.g., so that we can assemble program panels that integrate multiple industry perspectives). Such issues include, but are not limited to, the following: - How current structures of particular networks evolved; causes of...

Goal of the conference is to gain feedback from experts and policymakers on draft policy notes outlining practical options for reforming environmental policies in Europe, and research needs to help improve policy design and evaluation. The focus will be on fiscal and regulatory policies...

Topics: - Universal Service Obligation - Public - Private Partnerships - Scale and Productivity - Privatization and commercialization - Retail/Processing Network Redesign - Competitive Postal Markets - Delivery Alternatives - Settlements and terminal dues - Demand for postal services -...

"The Conference features some of the latest developments in the network industries, especially energy, including: Deregulation, Market Structure, Policy and Regulatory Issues, Environmental Policy and GHG, Telecommunications and Water, Pricing and Demand Response, Capacity and Reliability."

Papers are sought in all areas relating to competition and regulation. A non restrictive list of some topics of special interest follows: access pricing, deregulation, competition and new pricing strategies, antitrust and regulation, capital recovery, environmental issues, interface of federal...

Papers are sought in all areas relating to competition and regulation. A non restrictive list of some topics of special interest follows: access pricing, deregulation, competition and new pricing strategies, antitrust and regulation, capital recovery, environmental issues, interface of federal...

Network industries - telecommunications, electricity, gas, water, etc. - are currently undergoing major changes, the most significant being the entry of competitors. These conferences aim to be at the cutting edge of these developments by providing the opportunity to discuss the research of...

Papers are invited from researchers and practitioners, including academic and research economists, and staff and managers in postal administrations and express carriers working on economic issues. A major theme this year is likely to be the decline in mail volume from electronic competition.