A new frontier approach to model the eco-efficiency in European countries

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 562-573

  Robaina Alves, Margarita ^a   Moutinho, Victor ^b,c   MacEdo, Pedro ^d  

^a Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; European countries; Renewable energy; Stochastic frontier approach

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; MAXIMUM-ENTROPY APPROACHES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENT; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACHES; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODELS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84953352330     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.038     Document Type: Article

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