Cost and quality gains from diversification and vertical integration in the electricity industry: A DEA approach

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-58

  Arocena, Pablo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

DEA; Diversification; Economies of scope; Electricity; Scale efficiency; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY;

DIVERSIFICATION; SCALE EFFICIENCY; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

COST; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ESTIMATION METHOD; POWER GENERATION; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 35548968321     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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