Vertical and horizontal economies in the electric utility industry: An integrated approach

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 431-450

  Piacenza, Massimiliano ^a   Vannoni, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 77950600919     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2009.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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