Regional carbon emission performance in China according to a stochastic frontier model

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 525-530

  Dong, Feng ^a   Li, Xiaohui ^b   Long, Ruyin ^a   Liu, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon emission performance; Convergence; Influential factor; Stochastic frontier model

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CONVERGENCE; CONVERGENCE SPEED; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODELS;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84883473793     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.009     Document Type: Review

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