@techreport{Elberfeld2004Subtraction,
abstract = {The paper deals with the subtraction rule, which has been proposed by the
?working group security of supply in service of the cartel offices of the
federal republic and the states? as an instrument to identify improperly
inflated network access charges in the electricity industry. We analyze
firms? price responses and adaptations to this rule. The results suggest that
the introduction of the subtraction rule would increase prices, regardless of
whether network access charges are improperly inflated or not.},
address = {Mannheim},
author = {Walter Elberfeld},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {L43; 330; Electricity market; network access charges; abuse of a dominant position; Netzzugang; Elektrizit\"{a}tswirtschaft; Stromtarif; Preisaufsicht; Deutschland; Subtraktionstest},
language = {eng},
number = {04-21},
publisher = {Zentrum f\"{u}r Europ\"{a}ische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)},
title = {The Subtraction Rule and its Effects on Pricing in the Electricity Industry},
type = {ZEW Discussion Papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24031},
year = {2004}
}
