Regulatory reforms and productivity: An empirical analysis of the Japanese electricity industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 201-209

  Nakano, Makiko ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^b  

^a NAGOYA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electricity industry; Productivity measures; Regulatory reforms

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; JAPAN; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES; REGULATORY REFORMS;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; PANEL DATA; POLICY REFORM; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 36549034736     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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