Price Caps and Rate of Return Regulation
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This paper considers the difference between two types of regulation as they affect the regulated firm. Using the electricity distribution industry in Victoria as a case study, we discuss the impact of the periodic resetting of regime parameters which is a standard feature of price cap regimes. We explain why such resets are necessary and how the resulting incentives differ from those generated by rate of return regulation.
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