Gas Utility Prices in a Restructured Industry

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-186

  Hollas, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0033423852     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008145001937     Document Type: Article

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