R&D investment of electricity-generating firms following industry restructuring

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-117

  Kim, Jihwan ^a   Kim, Yeonbae ^c   Flacher, David ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electricity restructuring; Entry liberalization; R D investment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY MARKET RESTRUCTURING; ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ENTRY LIBERALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING; INNOVATION CAPABILITY; PANEL DATA; RETAIL MARKET; SMALL FIRM; THIRD PARTY ACCESS; WHOLESALE MARKETS;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENTS; POWER QUALITY; PRIVATIZATION;

DEREGULATION;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; INVESTMENT LOCATION; OECD; PRIVATIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865045320     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.050     Document Type: Article

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