Efficiency analysis of world cement industry in presence of undesirable output: Application of data envelopment analysis and directional distance function

Energy Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-152

  Riccardi, R ^a   Oggioni, G ^a   Toninelli, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Environmental regulation; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CEMENT PRODUCTION; CEMENT SECTOR; CLINKER PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY LEVELS; EMISSION TRADING; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; UNDESIRABLE FACTORS; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INVESTMENT;

EID: 84858297190     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.030     Document Type: Article

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