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Регулирование цен и тарифов в газовой отрасли: механизмы и методы регулирования, последствия для конкуренции
Restructuring of the Russian industry during the last three decades is accompanied by a discussion on a system of industrial regulation, which, on the one hand, would create incentives for investments in the development of the sector and capacities modernization, and, on the other hand, would not be accompanied by outrunning growth of prices and tariffs. Traditionally, this question is relevant to the infrastructure sectors, because the cost of their services directly and significantly affects household expenditures and business costs.
The paper provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical aspects of price and tariff regulation in the gas sector, applied methods of regulation, the analysis of Russian practice, prospects of the gas industry in Russia and in the world, recommendations for the Russian authorities.