The environmental efficiency of Wanjiang demonstration area: A Bayesian estimation approach

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-67

  Song, Malin ^a   Guan, Youyi ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Environmental efficiency; Influencing factors; Wanjiang city cluster

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ESTIMATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFLUENCING FACTORS; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; WANJIANG CITY CLUSTER;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEMONSTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EFFICIENCY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA;

EID: 84881351058     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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