The integration of major fuel source markets in China: Evidence from panel cointegration tests

Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1139-1146

  Ma, Hengyun ^a,b   Oxley, Les ^b  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; Energy; Fuel; Market cointegration

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COINTEGRATION; DIESEL PRICES; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY; ENERGY COMMODITY; ENERGY MARKETS; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY REFORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FUEL SOURCE; MARKET DRIVEN; PANEL COINTEGRATION; PAPER TESTS;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FUELS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STATISTICS;

INVESTMENTS;

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; COMMODITY PRICE; ENERGY MARKET; FUEL; PRICE DYNAMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 77956755572     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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