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  • Price Level Regulation
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    • Conducting A Price Review
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  • Tariff Design
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      • Ramsey Pricing
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      • Non-linear Prices
      • Peak Load Pricing
      • Summary
    • Pricing for the Poor
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    • Leadership In Regulation
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State-Owned Enterprises

  • In what ways, if any, should regulators treat SOEs differently than investor-owned infrastructure operators?
  • What issues must be addressed by institutional structures to promote good governance for a SOE?
  • Should social objectives be met through funds obtained at the national level and allocated to meet the objectives in each sector and region?
  • What is Corporatization?
  • What is Commercialization?
  • Since many SOEs in developing countries are inefficient and thrive on patronage, in what ways might commercialization of SOEs improve financial (and operating) performance?
  • Governance: What governance procedures promote strong performance in SOEs?
  • Funding investments: In what ways does privatization help meet the challenges of funding network expansion? To what extent does public ownership help meet the challenges of funding network expansion?
  • ROI: What is the appropriate Return on Investment for a SOE?
  • Incentive Regulation: What are strategies for regulating state-owned enterprises with their unique information issues and strong links to government ministries?
  • Privatization: What is the role of a regulator (if any) in a privatization transaction?