Estimation of cost-effectiveness of the Finnish electricity distribution utilities

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-229

  Kopsakangas Savolainen, Maria ^a   Svento, Rauli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cost effectiveness; Electricity distribution; Heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST FUNCTIONS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; OPERATING COSTS;

COST FRONTIER MODEL; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; TRUE FIXED EFFECTS MODEL;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; HETEROGENEITY; PANEL DATA; RANKING; STOCHASTICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 37349123252     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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