Investment decisions in electricity transmission in Argentina: The role of earmarked funds and gas pipeline expansions

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1321-1333

  Chisari, Omar O ^a   Romero, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARGENTINA DE LA EMPRESA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Contest; Electricity; Gas; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICITY; INVESTMENTS;

GAS PIPELINE EXPANSIONS; GAS TRANSMISSION;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GAS PIPELINE; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PROFITABILITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43449125879     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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