Electric power distribution: Economies of scale, mergers, and restructuring

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2373-2386

  Kwoka Jr , John E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; MERGER;

EID: 33644860886     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500309247     Document Type: Article

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