Mixed Oligopoly and Market Power Mitigation: Evidence from the Colombian Wholesale Electricity Market
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Electricity Markets; Market Power; Privatization; Mixed Oligopoly; Regulatory Intervention. JEL classification: L13; L94; C10.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2021-02-01 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-ENE-2021-02-01 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-IND-2021-02-01 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAM-2021-02-01 (Central and South America)
- NEP-REG-2021-02-01 (Regulation)
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