Power Structure: Ownership, Integration, and Competition in the U.S. Electricity Industry (Hardcover, 1996)

Preface. 1. Introduction. The Issues. 2. Public Versus Private Ownership and Regulation of Electric Utilities. 3. Economies of Scale, Vertical Integration, and the Role of Competition. The Evidence. 4. Costs and Their Determinants. 5. Price and Markup Behavior. 6. Extensions to Simultaneous Equations and Customer Classes. 7. The Political Economy of Ownership and Regulation. The Implications. 8. Conclusions. Appendices: A. Data Definitions and Sources. B. Cities with Competitive Utilities. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.