The choice of technology and capital structure under rate regulation

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-216

  Spiegel, Yossef ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Goldplating; Investment; Rate regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031538028     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7187(95)00514-5     Document Type: Article

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