Effects of allocative inefficiency on resource allocation and energy substitution in Pakistan's manufacturing

Energy Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-388

  Burki, Abid A ^a   Khan, Mahmood ul Hasan ^b  

^a LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Karakoram International University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allocative inefficiency; Factor substitutability; Pakistan; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PERSONNEL; RAW MATERIALS;

ALLOCATIVE INEFFICIENCY; COST MINIMIZATION;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; MANUFACTURING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBSTITUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2942735022     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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