Welfare and competition effects of electricity interconnection between Ireland and Great Britain

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4679-4688

  Malaguzzi Valeri, Laura ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electricity; Interconnection; Ireland

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION EFFECTS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; GAINS FROM TRADE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIGH COSTS; INTERCONNECTION; IRELAND; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PRIVATE INVESTORS; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

COMPETITION; PRIVATIZATION;

COMMERCE;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; WELFARE IMPACT;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 73149097481     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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