Efficiency and productivity of China's thermal power generation

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-93

  Lam, Pun Lee ^a   Shiu, Alice ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China's power sector; DEA approach; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

POWER GENERATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL POWER; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2942635391     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REIO.0000031347.79588.f3     Document Type: Article

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