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Reinventing the utility for distributed energy resources: A proposal for retail electricity markets
In this paper we propose a distribution-level retail electricity market operated by a Distribution System Operator (DSO), to permit participation for small-scale distributed energy resources (DERs) in a real-time energy market. The retail market is built
Rabab Haider +5 more
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Who captures whom? Regulatory misperceptions and the timing of cognitive capture
Abstract To explain cognitive capture, economic sociologists often examine the structure of relationships between regulators and market participants. This paper argues that the nature of regulators' misperception should be subject to analysis as well. Different types of misperceptions develop over timelines of varying lengths.
Georg Rilinger
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Research on a Model for an Empirical Analysis of Inherent Defect Insurance Based on Ruin Theory
The system of inherent defect insurance is an important measure to serve the real economy through financial means and improve the quality of construction projects, which is the future development direction of China’s construction industry. However, the related research is not perfect due to the short implementation of the insurance.
Xikang Yan +8 more
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The decarbonization transition and U.S. electricity markets: Impacts and innovations
Regulated and restructured market models in the US. Abstract Several factors in recent years have converged in the U.S. to spur a focused effort on decarbonizing the electricity sector. First, in response to the threat of climate change, policy at all levels of governance is increasingly promoting and incentivizing the deployment of zero carbon ...
John P. Banks
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Risk, crop yields, and weather index insurance in village India
We investigate the sources of variability in agricultural production and their relative importance in the context of weather index insurance for smallholder farmers in India. Seasonal variation in weather accounts for 19‐20 percent of total variance in crop yields.
Jeffrey D. Michler +2 more
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Pricing strategies in the German term life insurance market: An empirical analysis
Abstract The life insurance sector is highly regulated. Areas of regulation include not only solvency requirements but also product pricing. In most industries, companies aim to increase producer rents by using information regarding the customer's willingness to pay (WTP), which allows them to endeavor price discrimination if no perfect competition ...
Jonas R. Jahnert +2 more
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A comprehensive auto insurance policy usually provides the broadest protection for the most common events for which the policyholder would file a claim.
Emilio Gómez-Déniz +1 more
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Near‐miss telematics in motor insurance
Abstract We present a method to integrate telematics data in a pay‐how‐you‐drive insurance pricing scheme that penalizes some near‐miss events. We illustrate our method with a sample of drivers for whom information on near‐miss events and claims frequency records are available. We discuss the implications for motor insurance ratemaking.
Montserrat Guillen +2 more
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During the process of jujube planting, there are not only natural risks caused by natural disasters but also market risks caused by price factors. In the study, firstly, wavelet analysis method was used to stabilize the jujube yield per unit area and the
Li-Mei Qi +6 more
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Ratemaking in a changing environment
AbstractIn pricing insurance contracts based on the individual policyholder’s aggregate losses for non-life insurers, the literature has mainly focused on using detailed information from policies and closed claims. However, the information on open claims can reflect shifts in the distribution of the expected claim payments better than closed claims ...
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