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Issues in Economics Today
Issues in Economics Today
Robert Guell, Indiana State University

Energy Prices

Web-Based Issues Questions

Question 39.1

Click on this article

http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg19n1a.html

Comment on this article’s challenge to the traditionally held view of the electricity industry as a natural monopoly. Comment on the author’s view that a deregulated market with many competitors may serve to lower prices.  Given that the article was written prior to the California experience, does this mean that premise is wrong?

Question 39.2

Click on this article

http://www.thenewrepublic.com/051500/easterbrook051500.html

Comment on the argument that low energy prices have a downside. Is the down-side really a problem, could energy prices get too low and if they did what would the market’s reaction be?





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