An Evaluation of Economists' Influence on Electric Utility Rate Reforms,

Abstract

This paper traces the role economists played in getting data, analyzing data, and evaluating alternative rate structures. In an attempt to assess the effectiveness of economists in this process, I focus on how our profession influenced the arguments put forth and the nature of the evidence used in the debate--not on whether the outcomes in terms of rates were those proposed or preferred by economists. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116728

Entities

People

  • Jan Paul Acton

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Corporations
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Data Processing
  • Economics
  • Elastic Properties
  • Electric Power
  • Electricity
  • Experimental Design
  • Families (Human)
  • Information Science
  • Public Utilities
  • Sampling
  • Standards
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics