Measuring CO2 emission efficiency in OECD countries: Application of the Hybrid Efficiency model

Economic Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-135

  Lu, Ching Cheng ^a   Chiu, Yung Ho ^a   Shyu, Ming Kuang ^a   Lee, Jen Hui ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Hybrid Efficiency; Undesirable DEA model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874780722     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.01.047     Document Type: Article

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