Desperately seeking θ's: Estimating the distribution of consumers under increasing block rates

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-58

  Castro Rodríguez, Fidel ^a   Da Rocha, JoséMaría ^a   Delicado, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 0141792991     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019951702523     Document Type: Article

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