Economics of public utilities

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Course syllabus

1. Definition of public utilities
2. Ownership transformation and privatization of public utilities in Slovenia
3. Public-private partnership (PPP): concessions, BOT projects, service and maangement contracts
4. Pricing and investment policy of public utilities: teoretical and practical issues
5. Liberalisation and regulation of public utilities
6. Analysis of public utilities' operations by industry:
6.1. electricity and gas
6.2. telecommunications (electronic communications)
6.3. transport
6.4. communal services

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