A comment on the calculation of the total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) index

Energy Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 500-504

  Chang, Ming Chung ^a  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Decision making units; Total factor energy efficiency (TFEE)

Indexed keywords

DECISION-MAKING UNITS; DOMESTIC PRODUCT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDICATOR; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY USE; GROWTH MODELS; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TOTAL-FACTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY (TFEE);

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT;

EID: 84871413929     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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