Energy intensity and investment ownership across Chinese provinces

Energy Economics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 286-298

  Herrerias, M J ^a   Cuadros, A ^b   Orts, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chinese provinces; Energy intensity; FDI; Investment ownership; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

CHINESE PROVINCES; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY SITUATION; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; FDI; STANDARD ERRORS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

INVESTMENTS;

COAL; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVESTMENT LOCATION; PETROLEUM; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

CHINA;

EID: 84874290762     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.08.043     Document Type: Article

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