On the dynamics of eco-efficiency performance in the European Union

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 336-350

  Gómez Calvet, Roberto ^a   Conesa, David ^b   Gómez Calvet, Ana Rosa ^b   Tortosa Ausina, Emili ^c  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution dynamics; Efficiency; Energy; Environmental performance; European Union

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; ECO-EFFICIENCY INDICATORS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; EUROPEAN UNION; INTENSITY RATIO; TWO-STAGE ANALYSIS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84948584720     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2015.07.018     Document Type: Article

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