Measuring energy efficiency under heterogeneous technologies using a latent class stochastic frontier approach: An application to Chinese energy economy

Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 884-890

  Lin, Boqiang ^a,b   Du, Kerui ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Latent class analysis; Stochastic frontier analysis; Technology heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; HETEROGENEOUS TECHNOLOGY; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRIORI INFORMATION; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACHES; UNBIASED ESTIMATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FRONTIER REGION; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

CHINA;

EID: 84908483775     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.089     Document Type: Article

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