Economic determinants of deregulation in the gas distribution market

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-213

  Hlásny, Vladimír ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Deregulation; Gas; Hazard; Multinomial logit; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052825518     PISSN: 17487870     EISSN: 17487889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2011.570089     Document Type: Article

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