Analysis of United States' utility conservation programs

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-486

  Wirl, Franz ^a   Orasch, Wolfgang ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; UTILITY SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031729706     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007707523605     Document Type: Article

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