29 – 30 January 2010 CESifo Conference Centre, Munich A joint initiative of Ludwig-Maximilians University’s Center for Economic Studies and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research The Reform of Network Industries, Privatisation and Consumers´ Welfare: Evidence from the EU15 Carlo V. Fiorio and Massimo Florio CESifo GmbH Phone: +49 (0) 89 9224-1410 Poschingerstr. 5 Fax: +49 (0) 89 9224-1409 81679 Munich E-mail: office@cesifo.de Germany Web: www.cesifo.de Ifo / CESifo & OECD Conference on Regulation: P P o o l l i i t t i i c c a a l l E E c c o o n n o o m m y y , , M M e e a a s s u u r r e e m m e e n n t t a a n n d d E E f f f f e e c c t t s s o o n n P P e e r r f f o o r r m m a a n n c c e e