A test of vertical economies for non-vertically integrated firms: The case of rural electric cooperatives

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 679-687

  Greer, Monica L ^a  

^a EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economies of vertical integration; Quadratic cost models; Rural electric coops

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ECONOMIES OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION; MARKET STRUCTURE; RURAL ELECTRIC COOPS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; RURAL ENERGY;

EID: 39749104215     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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