Network techniques are applied to a case study. The results show that using a joint approach can help in giving further insight into the analysis of informal ties in an organization. Special emphasis is given to centrality. The concept of mutual awareness, both on an individual and a global...

Different indexes are used in electricity markets worldwide to represent the daily behavior of spot prices. However, the peculiarities of these markets require a careful choice of the index, based on mathematical formulation and its statistical properties. Choosing a bad index may influence the...

This paper focuses on the impact of EUAs on the optimal policy of a competitive electricity producer. The effect of grandfathering is consistently shown to introduce significant distortions to the system. It is theoretically shown that there is a threshold value of carbon price so that, for...