Examining the cost efficiency of Chinese hydroelectric companies using a finite mixture model

Energy Economics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 511-517

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Chen, Zhongfei ^b   Managi, Shunsuke ^c   Antunes, Olinda Sequeira ^a  

^a ISEG LISBON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Portugal)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Efficiency; Electricity utilities

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS STRATEGY; CHINA; COST EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATE COST; FINITE MIXTURE MODELS; LATENT CLASS MODEL; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MODELING; TRANSACTION COST;

CHINA;

EID: 84874294067     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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