Did residential electricity rates fall after retail competition? A dynamic panel analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7702-7711

  Swadley, Adam ^a   Yücel, Mine ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Electricity; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE MARKETS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DYNAMIC PANELS; ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY MARKET; FUEL COST; FUEL PRICES; MARKET SIZES; PARTICIPATION RATE; PRICE CAPS; PRICE CONTROL; PRICES INCREASE; RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESTRUCTURING; RETAIL COMPETITION; RETAIL ELECTRICITY MARKETS; RETAIL PRICE;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; SALES;

COSTS;

COMPETITIVENESS; DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; PRICE DYNAMICS; RETAILING;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80855130594     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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