In the global university sector competitive funding models are progressively becoming the
norm, and institutions/courses are frequently now subject to the same kind of consumerist …

Abstract The Medicare Part D program relies on consumer choice to provide insurers with
incentives to offer low‐priced, high‐quality pharmaceutical insurance plans. We …

Over the past five years, behavioural economics has been rapidly propelled from the
margins of economic analysis towards the policy mainstream. In this context, this study offers …

Many jurisdictions around the world have deregulated utilities and opened retail markets to
competition. However, inertial decision making can diminish consumer benefits of retail …

The introduction of competition into retail electricity supply gave rise to great expectations.
However, to date, its performance has proven less than stellar, owing primarily to the …

This paper demonstrates that the ability of consumers to choose the best alternative supplier
is limited even in a relatively simple and transparent market. Across two independent …

This new edition continues to provide a critical introduction to the legal regulation of
consumer markets, situating it within the context of broader debates about rationales for …

A dramatic change of ownership, regulation, and organisation of essential public services,
such as electricity, gas, and telecommunications, has taken place in Europe in less than 20 …

Numerous countries have adopted electricity market liberalization for residential consumers.
Although the benefits of the free market are notorious, when this opening refers to the …

Policy makers pursue open markets through deregulatory reform based on a belief that they
increase economic efficiency and produce benefits for consumers mainly through price …