The comparative advantage of public ownership: evidence from U.S. electric utilities
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DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00296.x
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JEL classification:
- L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
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