Coverage and reliability of Chinese statistics regarding sulfur dioxide emissions during the late 1990s

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-434

  Fujikura, Ryo ^a   Kaneko, Shinji ^b   Nakayama, Hirofumi ^c   Sawazu, Naoya ^d  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d The Association of Regional Econometric and Environmental Studies   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Coal sulfur content; Statistical coverage; Statistical reliability; Sulfur dioxide emission

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649193252     PISSN: 1432847X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03353949     Document Type: Article

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