Decomposing the change of CO2 emissions in China: A distance function approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-85

  Li, Man ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Data envelopment analysis; Decomposition; Shephard distance function

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 77957749919     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.034     Document Type: Article

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