The effects of electricity reforms on productivity and efficiency of China's fossil-fired power plants: An empirical analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 804-812

  Du, Limin ^a   He, Yanan ^b   Yan, Jianye ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Census data; Difference in differences; Electricity reforms; Productivity and efficiency

Indexed keywords

CENSUS DATA; DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES; ELECTRICITY REFORM; FOSSIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; PARTIAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY; FUELS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

CENSUS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; POWER PLANT; REFORM PROCESS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84886525876     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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