Artikel

EU competition policy enforcement supports investment in the energy sectors

Energy sectors-primarily power generation and gas production, but also energy transmission and distribution-require significant capital investment in infrastructure. Market structures as well as the degree of competition and regulation are key factors that determine firms' incentive to invest. Yet the empirical research on the link between these factors and private investment is still quite scarce, especially in the energy sectors. In this study, we empirically examine whether competition policy enforcement and regulatory intervention in European gas and electricity markets affects firms' incentive to invest. Our findings show that EU merger policy enforcement is significantly related to a higher investment in low-regulated markets.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: DIW Economic Bulletin ; ISSN: 2192-7219 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2016 ; Issue: 15 ; Pages: 173-181 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy
Thema
Investment
Energy
Competition
Competition Policy
Regulation

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Duso, Tomaso
Seldeslachts, Jo
Szücs, Florian
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2016

Handle
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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Duso, Tomaso
  • Seldeslachts, Jo
  • Szücs, Florian
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2016

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