The
Evolution of Market Structure in
Network Industries
Training and Mobility of
Researchers Network
Summary
This network is undertaking research on the evolution of market structure in European ‘network industries’ such as telecommunications, energy, air transportation, rail, and water. These industries have emerged as a key European policy issue, yet there is little or no research collaboration at the EU level. The network addresses this need through a comprehensive programme of research and training, involving eight leading institutions in six EU countries.
The research addresses three important issues:
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Competition and Regulation amongst Existing Networks, focusing on market structure in existing network industries and how new structures might evolve;
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Investment in New Networks, focusing on the role of infrastructure in economic performance, the processes by which infrastructure is created, and the optimal providers of such infrastructure;
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Networks and Geography: exploiting methodological similarities between two disparate fields: economic geography and network industries
The network aims to train a new generation of researchers and to achieve scientific advances on topics such as the optimal mix between competition policy and regulation and models of the political economy of regulation.
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