How much have electricity shortages hampered China's GDP growth?

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 369-373

  Cheng, Y S ^a   Wong, W K ^a   Woo, C K ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Energy and Environmental Economics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

China's electricity policy; Electricity shortage; GDP growth

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ANNUAL GROWTH; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY POLICY; GDP GROWTH; PRICING DECISION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THERMAL GENERATION UNIT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INVESTMENT; PLANNING SYSTEM; PRICING POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84873196492     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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