On the efficiency of competitive electricity markets with time-invariant retail prices

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-493

  Borenstein, Severin ^a   Holland, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 32244443687     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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