Yardstick cost comparison and economies of scale and scope in Japan's electric power industry

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-438

  Ida, Takanori ^a   Kuwahara, Tetsuya ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Economies of scope; Electric power industry; Regulatory reform; Yardstick competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMY OF SCALE; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MONOPOLY; PANEL DATA;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 12144277283     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2004.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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