A DEA approach for estimating the agricultural energy and environmental efficiency of EU countries

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-96

  Vlontzos, George ^a   Niavis, Spyros ^a   Manos, Basil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agriculture; DEA; Efficiency; Energy; Environment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FULLY-COUPLED; NEW MEMBER STATES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; DEA; EU COUNTRIES;

CULTIVATION; AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84905841700     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.153     Document Type: Review

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