On estimating shadow prices of undesirable outputs with efficiency models: A literature review

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 799-806

  Zhou, P ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Fan, L W ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distance function; Efficiency; Shadow price; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL BYPRODUCTS; EFFICIENCY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SHADOW PRICE; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

ECONOMICS;

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904805530     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.049     Document Type: Article

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