Incentive Regulation of Prices When Costs are Sunk
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Keywords
Incentive regulation; Uncertainty; Sunk costs; Economies of scale; G31; L5;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
- L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
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