Electricity intensity across Chinese provinces: New evidence on convergence and threshold effects

Energy Economics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-276

  Herrerias, M J ^a   Liu, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China provinces; Convergence; Energy intensity; Unit roots

Indexed keywords

CHINA PROVINCES; CHINESE ECONOMY; CONVERGENCE; CONVERGENCE TEST; DIFFERENT STAGES; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION; ELECTRICITY INTENSITIES; ENERGY INTENSITY; STRUCTURAL BREAK; THRESHOLD EFFECT; TIME VARIATIONS; UNIT ROOT; UNIT ROOT TESTS;

ECONOMICS;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

CONVERGENCE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; STOCHASTICITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84874299332     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.08.026     Document Type: Article

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