Preliminary analysis of tacit collusion among generation companies in electricity markets

Dianli Xitong Zidonghua/Automation of Electric Power Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 10-15

  Xu, Nan ^a   Wen, Fu Shuan ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collusion; Electricity market; Market power; Tacit collusion

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ELECTRICITY MARKET; GENERATION COMPANIES; MARKET POWER; OLIGOPOLY; TACIT COLLUSION;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 19144362442     PISSN: 10001026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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