Efficiency analysis of East European electricity distribution in transition: Legacy of the past?

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Cullmann, Astrid ^a   Von Hirschhausen, Christian ^a,b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Efficiency analysis; Electricity distribution; Nonparametric approaches; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549124361     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-007-0075-1     Document Type: Article

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