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Mergers and acquisitions as a response to the deregulation of the electric power industry: value creation or value destruction?

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John Becker-Blease ()
Lawrence Goldberg
Fred Kaen ()
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Regulatory Economics.

Volume (Year): 33 (2008)
Issue (Month): 1 (February)
Pages: 21-53
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Keywords: Deregulation; Electric utilities; Mergers and acquisitions; G34; G38; L9;

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