Computational modelling of price formation in the electricity pool of England and Wales

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-376

  Bunn, Derek W ^a   Day, Christopher J ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Barclays   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auctions; Computational learning; Electricity; Market power

Indexed keywords

EID: 56949086277     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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