The case for international coordination of electricity regulation: Evidence from the measurement of efficiency in South America

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-295

  Estache, Antonio ^a   Rossi, Martín A ^b   Ruzzier, Christian A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ARGENTINA DE LA EMPRESA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electricity; Regulation; Yardstick competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043092207     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REGE.0000017750.21982.36     Document Type: Article

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