Separating environmental efficiency into production and abatement efficiency: A nonparametric model with application to US power plants

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 457-473

  Hampf, Benjamin ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fossil fueled power plants; Materials balance condition; Network DEA; Nonparametric efficiency analysis; Pollution abatement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899967947     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-013-0357-8     Document Type: Article

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