Should merchant transmission investment be subject to a must-offer provision?

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-260

  Brunekreeft, Gert ^a   Newbery, David ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity withholding; Electricity; Investment; Must offer; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845767361     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-006-9002-z     Document Type: Article

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