Energy regulation in China: Objective selection, potential assessment and responsibility sharing by partial frontier analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 292-302

  Xia, X H ^a   Chen, Y B ^a   Li, J S ^b   Tasawar, H ^c,d   Alsaedi, A ^d   Chen, G Q ^b,d  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Output objective; Potential assessment; Regulation strategy; Total amount control

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; OUTPUT OBJECTIVE; POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; REGULATION STRATEGY; RESPONSIBILITY SHARING; TOTAL AMOUNT CONTROLS; UPDATING REGULATIONS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CHINA;

EID: 84892482131     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.013     Document Type: Article

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