Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Learning from the Past: Insights for the Regulation of Economic Activity 1
5. 1. Antitrust and Regulation 25
6. 2. How Airline Markets Work . . . or Do They? Regulatory Reform in the Airline Industry 63
7. 3. Cable Regulation in the Internet Era 137
8. 4. Regulating Competition in Wholesale Electricity Supply 195
9. 5. Incentive Regulation in Theory and Practice: Electricity Distribution and Transmission Networks 291
10. 6. Telecommunications Regulation: Current Approaches with the End in Sight 345
11. 7. Regulation of the Pharmaceutical- Biotechnology Industry 407
12. 8. Regulation and Deregulation of the US Banking Industry: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Future 485
13. 9. Retail Securities Regulation in the Aftermath of the Bubble 545
14. Contributors 589
15. Author Index 591
16. Subject Index 601