Optimal expansion of the power transmission grid: Why not?

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-153

  Léautier, Thomas Olivier ^a,b   Thelen, Véronique ^a  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Electric power transmission grid expansion; Incentives; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349989505     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-008-9086-8     Document Type: Article

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