In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production. Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assume responsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility are therefore also the limits...

Sham litigation is a practice whereby a competitor misuses the adjudicatory system for the purpose of preventing or delaying the entry of competing products in the market. As a consequence, consumers cannot benefit from a decrease of prices that would otherwise take place. The effects of this...

In Brazil, small businesses represent more than 90 per cent of the total number of enterprises in the country and around 25 per cent of the gross domestic product. The Brazilian government has established a series of incentives to increase its participation in the national economy, as a matter...

While the electricity industry is currently experiencing a regime shift from state regulation to competitive markets for generation, a number of questions regarding the change in regulatory environment in the electricity industry during the beginning of this century remain unsettled. This paper...

This study analyses the expansion of the EU into energy market regulation. It shows that the limits to EU influence and, thereby, EU energy market regulation for the internal energy market, begin where EU influence affects national interests with regard to ensuring energy security. This...