Mergers and acquisitions as a response to the deregulation of the electric power industry: Value creation or value destruction?

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-53

  Becker Blease, John R ^a   Goldberg, Lawrence G ^b   Kaen, Fred R ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Electric utilities; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649020426     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-007-9047-7     Document Type: Article

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