An ex-post welfare analysis of natural gas regulation in the industrial sector

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 789-806

  Arano, Kathleen G ^a   Blair, Benjamin F ^b  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disequilibrium; Natural gas; Regulation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAS INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION; WELFARE ANALYSIS;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

DEREGULATION; DISEQUILIBRIUM; ENERGY POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAS SUPPLY; NATURAL GAS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749196803     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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