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Regulatory Reform and Corporate Control in European Energy Industries

Garcia, John - 2014

The deregulation process in the EU electricity sector triggered strategic decisions that led to industry restructuring. This paper presents preliminary evidence of the impact of this process on investors, using event studies and estimation techniques such as least squares and GARCH. Our findings...

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The Degree of Commitment to Regulator Independence : Measurement and Impact

Montoya, Miguel A. - 2014

This study computes measures of the degree of independence in practice of telecommunications regulators for Latin American and Caribbean countries in a new data set for 23 countries between 1990 and 2004. We focus on the degree to which governments are able to commit to preserve regulator...

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The structure of corporate ownership in privatized utilities

Trillas, Francesc - 2002

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[Rezension von: Barth, James R.; Caprio, Gerard; Levine, Ross, Guardians of finance, making regulators work for us]

Truman, Edwin M. - In: Journal of economic literature 50 (2012) 4, pp. 1115-1117

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Guardians of finance : making regulators work for us

Barth, James R.; Caprio, Gerard; Levine, Ross - 2012

-2009 financial crisis regulation -- Making the guardians of finance work for us …

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Guardians of finance : making regulators work for us

Barth, James R.; Caprio, Gerard; Levine, Ross - 2012

Regulation Matters -- Some Final Introductory Remarks -- Road Map -- Chapter 2. Regulating Finance Is Hard to Do -- Introduction … -- Shareholders versus Debt Holders: The Essence of Regulatory Complexity -- Three Approaches to Financial Regulation -- Adam Smith … and James Madison on Making the Guardians Work for Us -- Innovation and Financial Regulation -- International Financial …

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PROPOSALS FOR A NEW AUDIT LIABILITY REGIME IN EUROPE

Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The past few years have seen a growing trend towards the focus on audit liability. In the UK, the Company Law Reform Bill which became the Companies Act 2006, has removed the previously existing limits on auditor liability and compelled an agreement between the company and the auditor. As well...

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Financial Regulation and Risk Management: Addressing Risk Challenges in a Changing Financial Environment

Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

regulation. It will approach these issues through an assessment of explanations put forward to justify the growing importance of … concluding section of this paper, reveal whether the systemic relevance of hedge funds and prime brokerage regulation need to be … reviewed. Questions also addressed during the consultation process, which include whether indirect prudential regulation is …

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Risk Management by the Basel Committee: Evaluating Progress made from the 1988 Basel Accord to Recent Developments

Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This paper traces developments from the inception of the 1988 Basel Capital Accord to its present form (Basel II). In highlighting the flaws of the 1988 Accord, an evaluation is made of the Basel Committee’s efforts to address such weaknesses through Basel II. Whilst considerable progress has...

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The interconnection prices in telecomunications: from theory to practice

Calzada, Joan; Trillas, Francesc - In: Hacienda Pública Española (2005) 2, pp. 85-125

This paper evaluates the main measures that have been used to regulate the interconnection prices in the telecommunication sector. We show that many of the regulations that are applying the vast majority of countries have very little theoretical support, and we identify the restrictions that...

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