Total-factor energy efficiency for sectors in Japan

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-136

  Honma, S ^a   Hu, J L ^b  

^a KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis (DEA); Japanese economy; total factor energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; JAPANESE ECONOMY; PULP AND PAPER; RESOURCE USAGE;

CEMENT INDUSTRY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FORESTRY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ADHESIVES; DATA PROCESSING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; JAPAN;

EID: 84872445141     PISSN: 15567249     EISSN: 15567257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567240903289564     Document Type: Article

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