Analysis on China's eco-innovations: Regulation context, intertemporal change and regional differences

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1003-1012

  Yang, Fuxia ^a   Yang, Mian ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Data envelopment analysis; Eco innovations; Energy saving and emissions reduction; Path differences

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; ECO-INNOVATION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; PATH DIFFERENCES; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84940576915     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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