When is a break-up of Gazprom good for Russia?

Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 908-917

  Tsygankova, Marina ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Market share; National welfare; Natural gas; Restructuring reform; Russia

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; EUROPEAN GAS MARKETS; GAS MARKET; GAZPROM; MARKET PRICE; MARKET SHARE;

COMPETITION; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NATURAL GAS;

COMMERCE;

COMMODITY PRICE; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC REFORM; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS SUPPLY; MONOPOLY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 77953360989     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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