An Examination of Frank Wolak's Model of Market Power and Its Application to the New Zealand Electricity Market
10 Pages
Posted: 4 Dec 2011
Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand Institute for Study of Competition and Regulation Inc. (ISCR)
Victoria University of Wellington - School of Economics & Finance
Date Written: December 4, 2011
Abstract
We appraise the theoretical basis and the consequent empirical work of Frank Wolak in his study of the New Zealand Electricity market in a report to the New Zealand Commerce Commission released in March 2009. The report found no multilateral actions, but concluded there was evidence of market power. We find that the theoretical and empirical methodologies employed do not imply the existence of unilateral market power in oligopoly electricity markets.
Keywords: electricity markets, market power
JEL Classification: L41,L13
Suggested Citation:
Suggested Citation
Evans, Lewis T. and Guthrie, Graeme, An Examination of Frank Wolak's Model of Market Power and Its Application to the New Zealand Electricity Market (December 4, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1967988 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1967988
