A Structural Model to Evaluate the Transition from Self-Commitment to Centralized Unit Commitment

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
922
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
Q40, Q42, Q49, L11, L5, L89
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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