Energy saving in China: Analysis on the energy efficiency via bootstrap-DEA approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Song, Malin ^a   Yang, Li ^b   Wu, Jie ^c   Lv, Wendong ^d  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 84876317761     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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