Information disclosure, the baumol-willig rule, and the "light-handed" regulation of utilities in New Zealand

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-218

  Pickford, Michael ^a  

^a Commerce Commission ^*  (New Zealand)

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EID: 85011164234     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779959609544257     Document Type: Article

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