Post-regulatory reform productivity gains in Japan's electricity industry

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 975-979

  Ida, Takanori ^a   Ito, Eiichi ^b   Kinoshita, Shin ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

^c DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; REFORM PROCESS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 35348983482     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850600706008     Document Type: Article

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