Energy intensity and its determinants in China's regional economies

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 703-711

  Wu, Yanrui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Energy efficiency; Intensity

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE ECONOMY; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY INTENSITY; INTENSITY; POLICY DEBATES; REGIONAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION;

ECONOMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FUTURE PROSPECT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 84855936842     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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