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Shock Value: Bill Smoothing and Energy Price Pass‐Through
dc.contributor.authorHausman, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-13T15:09:20Z
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dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.identifier.citationHausman, Catherine (2019). "Shock Value: Bill Smoothing and Energy Price Pass‐Through." The Journal of Industrial Economics (2): 242-278.
dc.identifier.issn0022-1821
dc.identifier.issn1467-6451
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/152760
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
dc.titleShock Value: Bill Smoothing and Energy Price Pass‐Through
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusiness and Economics
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/joie.12200
dc.identifier.sourceThe Journal of Industrial Economics
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