The competitive effects of transmission capacity in a deregulated electricity industry

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 294-325

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034414292     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2601042     Document Type: Article

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