From transition to competition: Dynamic efficiency analysis of Polish electricity distribution companies

Economics of Transition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 335-357

  Cullmann, Astrid ^a   Von Hirschhausen, Christian ^b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DEA; Econometric methods; Efficiency analysis; Electricity distribution; Poland; SFA; Transition

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MARKET TRANSITION; PRODUCTIVITY; RETURNS TO SCALE; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 40949111535     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2008.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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