An empirical analysis of the potential for market power in California's electricity industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-323

  Borenstein, Severin ^a,b   Bushnell, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Energy Institute at Haas and National Bureau of Economic Research   (United States)

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EID: 0033470652     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00102     Document Type: Article

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