Do mergers improve efficiency? Evidence from restructuring the US electric power sector

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 645-656

  Kwoka, John ^a   Pollitt, Michael ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency analysis; Electricity distribution; Mergers

Indexed keywords

COST PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MERGERS; MERGING UNIT; NON-PARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES; OPERATING UNITS; PERFORMANCE IMPACT; TOTAL COSTS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY;

MERGING;

EID: 77957719797     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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