Changes in European Energy Markets : What the Evidence Tells Us.

Cover -- CHANGES IN EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKETS -- CHANGES IN EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKETS: What the Evidence Tells Us -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- 1. The European Energy Markets: The Liberalization Processes* -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 First Energy Package -- 1.1.2 Second Energy Package -- 1.1.3 Third Energy Package -- 1.1.4 Fourth Energy Package -- 1.2 The Liberalization Processes in the Main European Countries -- 1.2.1 United Kingdom -- 1.2.2 Germany -- 1.2.3 France -- 1.2.4 Spain -- 1.3 Characteristics of European Retail Markets -- 1.3.1 Electricity Companies in the European Countries: An Overview -- 1.3.2 Gas Companies in the European Countries: An Overview -- 1.3.3 Electricity and Gas Companies in the Main European Countries -- 2. Italian Energy Markets: Structure and Functioning* -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Italian Production -- 2.3 The Electricity and GAS Supply Chain -- 2.4 Main Charges of the Different Phases -- 2.5 The Regulated Market in Italy -- 2.6 The Energy Bill in Italy -- 2.7 Institutional Actors and Charges of Different Phases -- 2.8 Italian Electric and GAS Markets -- 2.9 Different Organizations of the Electricity and GAS Markets -- 2.10 Conclusions -- Appendix -- 3. The Methodology of the Research* -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Research Methodology and Process -- 3.2 The Research Onion -- 3.3 Research Philosophy -- 3.3.1 Research Philosophy: Positivism (Objectivism) -- 3.3.2 Research Philosophy: Realism (Factualism) -- 3.3.3 Research Philosophy: Interpretivism (Subjectivism or Anti-positivism) -- 3.3.4 Research Philosophy: Pragmatism (Actionism) -- 3.4 Research Approach -- 3.5 Research Strategy -- 3.5.1 Grounded Theory Based on Archival Research -- 3.6 Time Horizon -- 3.7 Data Collection and Analysis -- 3.8 Conclusions.

4. The Financial Performance of Energy Companies: A Review of Literature* -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Financial Statements Indices and Internal Characteristics of Energy Companies and Energy Related External Elements -- 4.3.2 Effects of Gas Price and Oil Price Changes on Financial Performance -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.5 Conclusions -- 5. Analysis of the Financial Performance of the Electricity and Gas Companies: Empirical Evidence from the Italian Case* -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.3 Distribution of Italian Energy Companies -- 5.3.1 Geographical Distribution -- 5.3.2 Distribution of Business -- 5.4 Analysis of the Indices -- 5.4.1 Analysis of Current and Non-current Assets -- 5.4.2 Analysis of Intangibles Assets -- 5.4.3 Profitability Analysis -- 5.5 Conclusions -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

This book takes Italy as a case study, focusing on the financial performance of retail energy firms between 2008 and 2017, to provide an up-to-date and critical analysis of this sizeable shift that has taken place within the European energy sector.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.