The substitutability of nuclear capital for thermal capital and the shadow price in the Korean electric power industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 834-841

  Lee, Myunghun ^a   Jin, Yingmei ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nuclear capital; Shadow price; Substitutability

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; ENERGY MIX; KOREAN ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR CAPITAL; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; SHADOW PRICE; SUBSTITUTABILITY; THERMAL POWER; UNIT COST; UPWARD TREND;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL; NUCLEAR POWER; SHADOW PRICING; THERMAL POWER;

KOREA;

EID: 84868196099     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.032     Document Type: Article

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