Dynamic environmental efficiency evaluation of electric power industries: Evidence from OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries

Energy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 147-157

  Xie, Bai Chen ^a,b   Shang, Li Feng ^a   Yang, Si Bo ^a   Yi, Bo Wen ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Science   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic environmental efficiency; Efficiency change; Electric power industry; Technological progress; Tobit regression

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; SLACK-BASED MEASURES; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TOBIT REGRESSION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84927689297     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.109     Document Type: Article

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