A critique of non-parametric efficiency analysis in energy economics studies

Energy Economics

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-152

  Chen, Chien Ming ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Environmental efficiencies; Non parametric production models; Undesirable outputs

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MODELS; ENERGY ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ITS APPLICATIONS; PRODUCTION MODELS; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECONOMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELING;

EID: 84877083589     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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