Substitution possibilities and determinants of energy intensity for China

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1793-1804

  Ma, Hengyun ^a,b   Oxley, Les ^b   Gibson, John ^c  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; Energy intensity; Factor substitution

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; CHINA; DRIVING FORCES; ENERGY INTENSITY; FACTOR SUBSTITUTION; FUEL PRICES; FUEL SUBSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES; TWO STAGES;

INVESTMENTS;

CAPITAL MARKET; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FACTOR ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 62849087742     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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