Efficiency analysis of Turkish natural gas distribution companies by using data envelopment analysis method

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1426-1438

  Ertürk, Mehmet ^a   Türüt Aşidotlessk, Serap ^b  

^a Energy Market Regulatory Authority   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency analysis; Natural gas distribution

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY LEVELS; GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY; NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; PENETRATION RATES; PROPER MODELS; SMALL FIRM; TURKISHS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; GASES; NATURAL GAS;

INDUSTRY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FIRM SIZE; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 79952069812     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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