International energy markets : understanding pricing, policies, and profits / Carol A. Dahl.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Energy Lessons from the Past for the Future 9
Chapter 3 Perfect Competition and the Coal Industry 39
Chapter 4 Natural Monopoly and Electric Generation 81
Chapter 5 Deregulation and Privatization of Electricity Generation 111
Chapter 6 Monopoly Dominant Firm and OPEC 135
Chapter 7 Market Structure Transaction Cost Economics and US Natural Gas Markets 169
Chapter 8 Externalities and Energy Pollution 199
Chapter 9 Public Goods and Global Climate Change 213
chapter10 Monopsony-Japan and the Asia Pacific LNG Market 231
Chapter 11 Game Theory and the Western European Natural Gas Market 249
Chapter 12 Allocating Fossil Fuel Production Over Time and Oil Leasing 279
Chapter 13 Supply and Costs Curves 313
Chapter 14 Linear Programming Refining and Energy Transportation 343
Chapter 15 Energy Futures and Options Markets for Managing Risk 371
Chapter 16 Energy and Information Technologies 415
Chapter 17 Managing in the Multicultural World of Energy 449
Glossary and Abbreviator 475
Conversion Charts 535
Bibliography 541
Index 563
Back Cover 589
Copyright

Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-562) and index.

Energy lessons from the past for the future -- Perfect competition and the coal industry -- Natural monopoly and electricity generation -- Deregulation and privatization of electricity generation -- Monopoly, dominant firm, and OPEC -- Market structure, transaction costs economics and U.S. natural gas markets -- Externalities and energy pollution -- Public goods and global climate change -- Monopsony : Japan and the Aasia Pacific LNG market -- Game theory and the western European natural gas market -- Allocating fossil fuel production over time and oil leasing -- Supply and cost curves -- Linear programming, refining, and energy transportation -- Energy futures and options markets for managing risk -- Energy and information technologies -- Managing in the multicultural world of energy.