Creating a smarter U.S. Electricity grid

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-48

  Joskow, Paul L ^a,b,c  

^a ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Department of Economics Emeritus ^*  (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84859805888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.26.1.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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