The effect of merger and consolidation activities on the efficiency of electricity distribution regions in Turkey

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 674-682

  Çelen, Aydin ^a  

^a Üniversiteler Mahallesi 1597   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA); Technical efficiency; Turkish electricity distribution market

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION MARKET; RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TURKISHS;

COMMERCE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HOUSING; SALES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; MERGER; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

TURKEY;

EID: 84879502310     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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