Technical efficiency and impacts of deregulation: An analysis of three functions in U.S. electric power utilities during the period from 1992 through 2000

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-38

  Goto, Mika ^a   Tsutsui, Miki ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Electricity; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548953475     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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