This paper proposes a revised calculation of the telecommunications regulatory governance index (TRGI) for Thailand. It criticizes the work of Woverman and Koutroumpis (2011) and revises the calculation using the officially up-to-date data from International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in...

The article illustrates the model of “multi-level governance” or public-private partnership in innovation policies. It highlights the role of innovation in the future perspectives of the European Economies after the 2008-09 global financial crisis. It illustrates the role of large firms,...

The paper uses a data base on regulation, market structure and performance in the air passenger transportation industry, to analyse the links among liberalisation, private ownership, competition, efficiency and airfares at national and route levels. Covering the 1996-97 travel season, 21...

This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas, and water and sanitation). Private investment can be encouraged by tackling regulatory uncertainty in many areas. To this end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory...

As Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board in the late 1970s, Alfred E. Kahn presided over the deregulation of the airlines and his book, published earlier in that decade, presented the first comprehensive integration of the economic theory and institutional practice of economic regulation. In...

This report develops a conceptual framework for the assessment of costs and benefits associated with non-tariff measures that allows an evidence-based comparative assessment of alternative regulatory approaches.