Substitution between energy and classical factor inputs in the Chinese steel sector

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 361-367

  Smyth, Russell ^a   Narayan, Paresh Kumar ^b   Shi, Hongliang ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Energy; Inter factor substitution; Iron and steel sector

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CHINA; DRIVING FORCES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION; ENERGY; FACTOR SUBSTITUTIONS; IRON AND STEEL; PRICE CEILINGS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COAL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; IRON; LABOR; STEEL;

CHINA;

EID: 77957306676     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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