Measuring the impact of price caps on productive efficiency in telecommunications in the United States

Engineering Economist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-113

  Uri, Noel D ^a  

^a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE REGULATIONS; LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS; PRICE CAPS; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY;

AGGREGATES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 1642313440     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910108967564     Document Type: Article

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