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In some industries of the modern developed economies, traditionally known as the natural monopolies, thanks to the technological advances and the changing points of view on regulation, the competition is growing well.
Where is the monopolies’ presence economically advisable? How to achieve a rational usage of the industrial potential of the natural monopolies, providing an equal consumer access? What has to be included in the structural industrial reforms?
CEFIR research analyzes the restructure of the industrial monopolies and the problems of organizing the competitive markets in Russia in the gas and energy sectors as well as railway transport.
Main issues studied:
- Competition policy, market liberalization, monopoly restructuring, structural models of reforms
- Auctions theory
- Tariff regulation
Projects:
Gas sector reform in Russia: proposals for restructuring, gas market development and tariff regulation
Railroad Restructuring in Transition Economies
Working Papers:
Patents vs. Trade Secrets: Knowledge Licensing and Spillover
Sudipto Bhattacharya, Sergei Guriev
Information Revelation and Efficiency in Auctions
Anna Mikusheva, Kostantin Sonin
The Variable Value Environment: Auctions and Actions
Michael Schwarz, Konstantin Sonin
Policy Papers:
Restructuring the Russian Electricity Sector: Re-Creating California?
Russell Pittman
2005
Competition instead of regulation: proposals for railroad restructuring on the 3d round of structure reform
2003
Sergei Guriev, Russell Pittman, Elizaveta Shevyakhova
Railway Competition: Options for the Russian Federation
Russell Pittman |
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Researchers:
Sergei Guriev
Konstantin Sonin
Anton Suvorov
Georgy Egorov
Natalya Volchkova
Konstantin Kozlov
Natalya Tourdyeva |
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