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Market power reduces incentives to invest in nuclear power

2014-01 IFN Newsletter No. 1, 2014

Author(s): Sven-Olof Fridolfsson

Market power reduces incentives to invest in nuclear power Sven-Olof Fridolfsson

The debate about nuclear power focuses mostly on safety, environmental costs for nuclear waste and climate benefits due to reduced carbon emissions. A further potentially important aspect is the consequences associated with the concentrated ownership structure of Nordic electricity plants, including the Swedish nuclear power plants. In this article, Sven-Olof Fridolfsson examines the contested issue of whether market power may lead to underinvestment in nuclear power.

Reference:
Fridolfsson, Sven-Olof (2014), "Market power reduces incentives to invest in nuclear power", IFN Newsletter No. 1, 2014. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).

Interdisciplinary European Studies

The European Union and the Return of the Nation State

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This book explores the complex and ever-changing relationship between the European Union and its member states. The recent surge in tension in this relationship has been prompted by the actions of some member state governments as they question fundamental EU values and principles and refuse to implement common decisions seemingly on the basis of narrowly defined national interests.

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