Heshmati, Almas; Kumbhakar, Subal C.; Sun, Kai - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
panel dataset spanning the period 1995-2006, we find that the impact of load factor, generator and facility types on power … power plants. In order to capture important differences in the effect of load policy on power output, we use a … semiparametric smooth coefficient (SPSC) model that allows us to model heterogeneous performances across power plants and over time …