Measurement and evaluation of Chinese regional energy efficiency based on provincial panel data

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1000-1009

  Zou, Gaofeng ^a   Chen, Longmei ^b   Liu, Wei ^c   Hong, Xiaoxin ^d   Zhang, Guijun ^d   Zhang, Ziyi ^d  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Malmquist index; SEDEA; SFA

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EASTERN REGIONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY; MALMQUIST INDICES; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; SEDEA; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; SUPER EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880631889     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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