NEW CHALLENGES IN NETWORK INDUSTRIES: IDEI / CIRANO / PURC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (Toulouse, 16 de Octubre de 1998)

CONTENTS:

* Jacques Crémer, (IDEI): The Industrial Organization of Internet

* Sanford v.Berg, (PURC): Telecommunications Policy: Alliances, Interconnection, and Universal Service

* Marcel Boyer, (CIRAN0): The Deregulation of Electricity Markets

ISSUES IN THE POWER SECTOR

* Paul Joskow (MIT); Jean Tirole: Transmission Rights and Market Power on Electricity Networks

* O. Chisari, (U. Argentina de la Empresa): High Tension Electricity Network Expansions in Argentina. Decision Mechanisms and Willingness- to-pay Revelation

* Richard Green, (U, of Cambridge): Can Competition Replace Regulation for Small Utility Customers

* F. Lasheras, (IBERDROLA): Networks and the Competition Challenge

* Gasmi (IDEI) - JJ. Laffont (IDEI) - W.W. Sharkey (FCC): Competition Policy and Universal Service

* P. Gagnepain (GREMAQ) - M. Ivaldi (IDEI): Current vs Optimal Policies.. Evidence from The French Urban Transport industry

* M. De Rycke (LA POSTE) - P. Florens (IDEI): The Costs of Postal Services

* F. A. Wolak (Stanford University): An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of edge Contracts on Bidding Behavior in Competitive Electricity Markets

THEORETICAL ISSUES

* Tracy R.Lewis (University of Florida) - D. Sappington (University of lorida): Share Auctions

* W. Dessein (ULB, GREMAQ): Competition and Collusion between Telecommunications Networks

* Lee (University of Florida) - J. Hamilton (University of Florida): Using Market Structure to Regulate a Vertically Integrated Monopolist