A pedagogical note on the superiority of price-cap regulation to rate-of-return regulation

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-268

  Currier, Kevin M ^a   Jackson, Brian K ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Wesleyan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural monopoly; Price cap regulation; Rate of return regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649311430     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.39.3.261-268     Document Type: Article

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