Productivity trends of Chinese regions: A perspective from energy saving and environmental regulations

Applied Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-89

  Yang, Fuxia ^a,b,c   Yang, Mian ^d   Nie, Hualin ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Energy saving; Environmental regulations; Productivity trend

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC OUTPUT; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; HYPERBOLIC DISTANCES; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; TECHNICAL CHANGE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; POLICY APPROACH; REGULATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84877812239     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.022     Document Type: Article

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