Careful examination of congestion costs leads to some conclusions that are counterintuitive. For example, consumer costs may rise, not fall, as a result of reducing congestion, and minimizing consumer costs may not increase aggregate social wealth.
BT - The Electricity Journal C2 - LBNL-52739 DA - 05/2004 DO - 10.1016/j.tej.2004.03.006 IS - 4 M3 - Journal N2 -Careful examination of congestion costs leads to some conclusions that are counterintuitive. For example, consumer costs may rise, not fall, as a result of reducing congestion, and minimizing consumer costs may not increase aggregate social wealth.
PY - 2004 T2 - The Electricity Journal TI - When a Rose Is Not a Rose: A Review of Recent Estimates of Congestion Costs VL - 17 ER -