Environmentally sensitive productivity growth: A global analysis using Malmquist-Luenberger index

Ecological Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 280-293

  Kumar, Surender ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND POLICY   (India)

Author keywords

Convergence hypothesis; DEA; Environmentally sensitive productivity; Malmquist Luenberger index; Openness; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDEX METHOD;

EID: 32144456454     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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