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

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Iovino, Felicetta
Otros Autores: Tsitsianis, Nicholas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Colección:Emerald Points Ser.
Temas:
Energy industries > Europe.
Energy industries > Italy.
Industries énergétiques > Europe.
Industries énergétiques > Italie.
Energy industries & utilities.
Business & Economics > Industries, Energy.
Energy industries
Europe
Italy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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