Energy and CO2 emissions performance in China's regional economies: Do market-oriented reforms matter?

Energy Policy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-124

  Lin, Boqiang ^a,b   Du, Kerui ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy and carbon efficiency; Market oriented reforms; Non radial directional distance function

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

CARBON EFFICIENCY; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MARKET ORIENTED REFORMS; POLICY SUGGESTIONS; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

COAL INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CHINA;

EID: 84921696237     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.12.025     Document Type: Article

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