Network industries, such as electricity, railways and air transport, are very complex technical, economic, and political systems in which the alignment between technology and institutions has a significant impact on performance. This alignment has been studied based on the coherence framework...

The recently introduced market-based gas-balancing regime in the Netherlands is meant to improve the efficiency of gas balancing in order to enhance the development of the Dutch wholesale market for gas. This paper shows that the efficiency of the new balancing regime could be improved further...

The increase in distributed generation and the pro-active role of consumers call for smarter networks. Consequently, regulation must change to promote this evolution. This article performs a critical overview of the Italian regulation of electricity distribution and its effectiveness in...

The legal rules applicable to State compensation for services of general economic interest (“SGEIsâ€) were recently revised by the European Commission. This led to the adoption of the “2012 SGEI Packageâ€. The most contentious document of this Package, the “2012...

We analyze the extent of market power of Amsterdam airport Schiphol in its aviation related business. First, we use information on airport charges, and a natural experiment with a passenger tax, to propose a detailed delineation of markets for the airport. Our market definition is in line with...

Network industries, such as electricity, railways and air transport, are very complex technical, economic, and political systems in which the alignment between technology and institutions has a significant impact on performance. This alignment has been studied based on the coherence framework...

This article examines the organizational structure of the French freight railway industry – more precisely the capacity allocation process – through the lens of the theory of “coherence between institutions and technology†developed by Finger, Groenewegen Künneke and...

This paper deals with the alignment between institutions and technology in the case of the radio spectrum. The current theories on co-evolution and coherence address the need for alignment, but they don’t resolve how this alignment could be achieved. This paper emphasizes the role of the...

The reliable operation of energy infrastructures is more than just a technical matter. It is also dependent upon the organizational structure that enables and constrains entities in their management of operations. Yet while this lesson is well-known to scholars, there still exists a lack of...