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Electricity Retailing in Norway

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von der Fehr, Nils-Henrik M. () (Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo)
Hansen, Petter Vegard

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We analyse retailer and household behaviour on the Norwegian electricity market, based on detailed information on prices and other market characteristics. We find that there exists a competitive market segment where a number of retailers compete fiercely for customers, with small margins on all products. However, we also find evidence of monopolistic behaviour, whereby retailers exploit the passivity of some of their customers. We discuss explanations for these results, as well as means to improve market performance.

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Paper provided by Oslo University, Department of Economics in its series Memorandum with number 02/2009.

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Date of creation: 09 Jun 2008
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Keywords: Electricity retailing; electricity prices;

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