The efficiency of TVA power distributors

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 365-376

  Claggett, E Tylor ^a   Ferrier, Gary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 85009145074     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199809)19:6<365::AID-MDE906>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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