Using gaming simulation to understand deregulation dynamics

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-57

  Backus, George ^a   Amlin, Jeff ^a,b  

^a Policy Assessment Corporation   (United States)

^b Systematic Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer enhanced gaming; Deregulation; Electric utility; Gaming and analysis complementarity; Gaming realism; Strategy development

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144432836     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878104272664     Document Type: Article

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