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Working Papers

2024

1. The profitability of mergers in symmetric Cournot oligopoly
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2023

2. Welfare-increasing monopolization
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2017

3. A Model of Third-Degree Price Discrimination with Positive Welfare Effects
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2013

4. Welfare-increasing third-degree price discrimination
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Welfare-increasing third-degree price discrimination, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2016) View citations (21) (2016)

2009

5. Third-Degree Price Discrimination and Consumer Surplus
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Third-Degree Price Discrimination and Consumer Surplus, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (57) (2012)

2008

6. When does third-degree price discrimination reduce social welfare, and when does it raise it?
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2007

7. Output and Welfare Effects in the Classic Monopoly Price Discrimination Problem
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (9)
8. The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination with non-linear demand functions
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (33)
   See also Journal Article The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination with nonlinear demand functions, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2007) View citations (57) (2007)

2006

9. The welfare economics of optional water metering with asymmetric information
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2004

10. Demand shifts and imperfect competition
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (28)
11. The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2002

12. Commodity Taxation as Insurance Against Price Risk
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
13. Marginal Cost Pricing versus Insurance
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
14. Utility Regulation and Risk Allocation: The Roles of Marginal Cost Pricing and Futures Markets
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Utility Regulation and Risk Allocation: The Roles of Marginal Cost Pricing and Futures Markets, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

1992

15. Nonlinear Pricing and Price Cap Regulation
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Nonlinear pricing and price cap regulation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (15) (1995)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Regulating monopoly price discrimination
   Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2018, 54, (1), 1-13 View citations (5)

2017

2. How to mix per-flight and per-passenger based airport charges: The oligopoly case
   Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2017, 104, (C), 483-500 View citations (11)

2016

3. Welfare-increasing third-degree price discrimination
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2016, 47, (2), 326-340 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Welfare-increasing third-degree price discrimination, Economics Series Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2015

4. Monopoly price discrimination with constant elasticity demand
   Economic Theory Bulletin, 2015, 3, (2), 329-340 View citations (5)

2012

5. Third-Degree Price Discrimination and Consumer Surplus
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2012, 60, (2), 333-345 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Third-Degree Price Discrimination and Consumer Surplus, Economics Series Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2010

6. Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (4), 1601-15 View citations (192)
7. The Welfare Economics of Optional Water Metering
   Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (545), 800-815 View citations (2)

2008

8. COMPETITION CAN HARM CONSUMERS*
   Australian Economic Papers, 2008, 47, (3), 264-271 View citations (11)

2007

9. The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination with nonlinear demand functions
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2007, 38, (2), 419-428 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination with non-linear demand functions, Economics Series Working Papers (2007) View citations (33) (2007)

2006

10. Network Regulation
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (2), 248-259 View citations (5)

2005

11. Competition in Regulated Industries: Some Reflections
    Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2005, 12, (4), 351-362

2004

12. Optimal risk allocation for regulated monopolies and consumers
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (1-2), 285-303 View citations (8)
13. Utility Regulation and Risk Allocation: The Roles of Marginal Cost Pricing and Futures Markets
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2004, 26, (1), 23-40 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Utility Regulation and Risk Allocation: The Roles of Marginal Cost Pricing and Futures Markets, Economics Series Working Papers (2002) View citations (2) (2002)

1998

14. Oxford Economic Papers: 50 and 60 Years--A Double Anniversary
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (4), 531-33
15. Water Pollution and Abstraction and Economic Instruments
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1998, 14, (4), 40-49 View citations (3)
16. Welfare Consequences of Tight Price-Cap Regulation
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1998, 50, (2), 105-16 View citations (5)

1997

17. Competition in the Water Industry
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1997, 13, (1), 83-92 View citations (28)
18. Price-Cap Regulation and Inefficiency in Relative Pricing
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1997, 12, (1), 53-70 View citations (11)
19. Tight Average Revenue Regulation Can Be Worse Than No Regulation
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (1), 75-88 View citations (12)

1995

20. Nonlinear pricing and price cap regulation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 58, (1), 33-55 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Nonlinear Pricing and Price Cap Regulation, Economics Series Working Papers (1992) View citations (2) (1992)

1993

21. Regulation of Several Market Failures: The Water Industry in England and Wales
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1993, 9, (4), 14-23 View citations (12)

1989

22. Trade and Competition Policies for Oligopolies
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1989, 125, (3), 464-483 View citations (12)

Books

1994

1. Regulatory Reform: Economic Analysis and British Experience, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (381)