Independent regulatory authorities in European electricity markets

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2858-2870

  Larsen, Anders ^a   Pedersen, Lene Holm ^b   Sørensen, Eva Moll ^a   Olsen, Ole Jess ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electricity regulation; Independent regulators; Market outcome

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; MARKETING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ELECTRICITY MARKETS; INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; LIBERALISATION; MARKET OUTCOME;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; LIBERALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33746943275     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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