a r t i c l e i n f o This paper examines total factor productivity (TFP) growth, technical change and economies of scale measure of Korean fossil-fuel power generation companies (GENCOs) between 2001 and 2012. For the empirical investigation , we estimated the cost function along with specification tests in order to find the most appropriate empirical model. Empirical results show TFP deterior...

gives a welcome opportunity to discuss the use of external cardiac resuscitation by personnel of the Electricity Supply Industry. The dangers of this technique have been pointed out by Baringer et al. (1961) and by Clark (1962). As a result of the paper by Baringer and his colleagues, both the Lancet (1961) and the British Medical Journal (1961) carried leading articles counselling against the ...

a r t i c l e i n f o The electric power industry is restructuring as regulations move from states to regional and national levels. Estimates of regional fuel and input substitution are essential for practitioners and policy makers. This paper estimates substitution under static and dynamic scenarios, examining changes in technology and total factor productivity from 2001 to 2008. Two-stage est...

industry are often about the degree to which market relationships should replace transactions that formerly took place within regulated, vertically integrated utilities. Markets for the purchase of energy by vertically unintegrated distribution utilities are clearly feasible, but vertical deintegration of existing systems may eliminate some operational and reliability benefits that are importan...

Title of Dissertation: The Economics of Nuclear Power Ronald L. Horst, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006 Dissertation directed by: Professor John Rust Department of Economics We extend economic analysis of the nuclear power industry by developing and employing three tools. They are 1) compilation and uni cation of operating and accounting data sets for plants and sites, 2) an abstract industry model w...

the aim of this paper is two folds: 1- to compare the level of technological advances in iran's automotive industry with that of its competitors globally. 2- to compare the relative technological advances of iran’s auto industry with other sectors of the iranian economy. to measure the level of technological advances, we have used the atlas model of technology. the results indicate that th...

In the process of cointegration analysis, electricity consumption is chosen as the explained variable, and GDP per capita, heavy industry share, and efficiency improvement are chosen as the explanatory variables; then a cointegration model is put forward, which shows that there is a cointegration relationship between the explained variable and explanatory variables. The explained and explanator...