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An experimental investigation of soft price caps in uniform price auction markets for wholesale electricity

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  • Christian Vossler

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  • Timothy Mount
  • Robert Thomas
  • Ray Zimmerman

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Regulatory Economics.

Volume (Year): 36 (2009)
Issue (Month): 1 (August)
Pages: 44-59

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Handle: RePEc:kap:regeco:v:36:y:2009:i:1:p:44-59

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Keywords: Soft cap auction; Uniform price auction; Electricity markets; Experimental auctions; L94; D44; C92;

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