Metafroniter energy efficiency with CO2 emissions and its convergence analysis for China

Energy Economics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 230-241

  Li, Ke ^a   Lin, Boqiang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; CO2 emissions; Convergence analysis; Energy efficiency; Meta frontier

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS;

CHINA; CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DISCRIMINATING POWER; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; FRONTIER ANALYSIS; META-FRONTIER; PRODUCTION POSSIBILITY SET;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONVERGENCE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84922992170     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.01.006     Document Type: Article

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