Regulatory Reform of the UK Gas Market: The Case of the Storage Auction

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-232

  Hawdon, David ^a   Stevens, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347867268     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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