Statistical analysis and combination forecasting of environmental efficiency and its influential factors since China entered the WTO: 2002-2010-2012

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-51

  Song, Malin ^a   Zhang, Linling ^a   An, Qingxian ^b   Wang, Zeya ^a   Li, Zhen ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Combination forecasting; Environmental efficiency; Influential factor; Spatial differences; Varying coefficient model

Indexed keywords

COMBINATION FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; SPATIAL DIFFERENCES; VARYING COEFFICIENT MODEL;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873803590     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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