The Cost of Capital: Estimating the Rate of Return for Public Utilities

by James Read, George Hall, Lawrence Kolbe

One of the most contentious questions in public utility regulation is what "fair" rate of return to allow investors. This book spells out the advantages and disadvantages of the major methods used to estimate the required rate of return. It is a thorough review and critique that will prove valuable to all members of the regulatory community - commissions and their staff, legal and management counsel, and intervenors - and to students of finance and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262110946
• ISBN13: 9780262110945
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"