'Green' productivity growth in China's industrial economy

Energy Economics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-98

  Chen, Shiyi ^a   Golley, Jane ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Green' TFP growth; Carbon dioxide emissions; China; Industry; Reform; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHINA; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; MALMQUIST-LUENBERGER PRODUCTIVITY INDICES; REFORM; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

AGGLOMERATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRY; PANEL DATA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84899563540     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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