Environmental efficiency of electric power industry in the Yangtze River Delta

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 927-935

  Tao, Ye ^a   Zhang, Shilong ^a  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric power industry; Environmental DEA technology; Environmental efficiency; The Yangtze River Delta; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

CHINESE ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT; YANGTZE RIVER DELTA;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

EID: 84880586207     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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