The greener, the more cost efficient? An empirical study of international tourist hotels in Taiwan

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 536-545

  Shieh, Hwai Shuh ^a  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Green; Inefficiency; International tourist hotel

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84872293932     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.741627     Document Type: Article

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