Interstate comparison of environmental performance using stochastic frontier analysis: The United States case study

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2010, Pages 21-25

  Vaninsky, Alexander Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Interstate comparisons; Stochastic frontier analysis

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; INTERSTATE COMPARISONS; POPULATION AND ENERGY; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC NOISE;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; CARBON DIOXIDE;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 79951485412     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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