Profit sharing and investment by regulated utilities: A welfare analysis

Review of Financial Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-337

  Moretto, Michele ^a   Panteghini, Paolo M ^b,c   Scarpa, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c CESifo ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Investment; Profit sharing; Real options; Regulation; RPI x

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349118128     PISSN: 10583300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rfe.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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