Cost functions and the electric utility industry. A contribution to the debate on deregulation

This study analyses the main articles that estimate cost functions in the electricity utility industry with a view to studying of the initial arguments for proposing competition and vertical disintegration. The works reviewed here, in general terms, confirm the initial arguments in favour of the der...

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Published in:	Energy policy Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 69 - 87
Main Author:	Ramos-Real, Francisco Javier
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2005 Elsevier Elsevier Science Ltd
Series:	Energy Policy
Subjects:	Applied sciences Cost analysis Cost control Cost function Deregulation Economic data Economies of scale Economies of vertical integration Electric energy Electric utilities Electricity Energy Energy economics Energy market Energy policy Exact sciences and technology General, economic and professional studies Multiproduct cost functions Policy studies Productivity Scale economies Studies Vertical integration L51 Deregulation Scale economies Economies of vertical integration Multiproduct cost functions L94 Vertical Integration Electric energy transportation Energy economy Cost function Economy of scale Electric power production Electric power industry Marketing Competition(economy)
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