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An Econometric Assessment of Cost Savings from Coordination in U.S. Electric Power Generation

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  • Laurits R. Christensen
  • William H. Greene

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In this article the concept of multiproduct cost economies is modified to the case of production at vertically related stages to derive an explicit and general measure of economies of vertical integration. The utility of this measure is then demonstrated ...

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  • Laurits R. Christensen & William H. Greene, 1978. "An Econometric Assessment of Cost Savings from Coordination in U.S. Electric Power Generation," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 54(2), pages 139-155.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:54:y:1978:i:2:p:139-155
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