Natural gas pricing reform in China: Getting closer to a market system?

Energy Policy

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-56

  Paltsev, Sergey ^a   Zhang, Danwei ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Energy policy; Natural gas; Prices; Reform

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ENERGY POLICY; GASES; NATURAL GAS;

CHINA; LIQUID-PETROLEUM GAS; MARKET MECHANISMS; NATURAL GAS PRICING; PRICES; PRICING MECHANISM; REFORM; SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

CRUDE OIL PRICE;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; MARKET SYSTEM; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM; POLICY REFORM; PRICING POLICY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 84943596263     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.027     Document Type: Article

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