Technical efficiency, shadow price of carbon dioxide emissions, and substitutability for energy in the Chinese manufacturing industries

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1492-1497

  Lee, Myunghun ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chinese manufacturing industry; CO 2 shadow price; Morishima substitution elasticity; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COST SAVING; DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY CONSUMER; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; SHADOW PRICE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ELASTICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEMAND ELASTICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY USE; MANUFACTURING; PRICE DYNAMICS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84864048716     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.06.023     Document Type: Article

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