Biases in static oligopoly models? Evidence from the California electricity market

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-470

  Kim, Dae Wook ^a   Knittel, Christopher R ^b  

^a Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade   (South Korea)

^b Energy Institute at Haas and National Bureau of Economic Research   (United States)

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EID: 33845701233     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2006.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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