Provincial green economic efficiency of China: A non-separable input-output SBM approach

Applied Energy

Volumn 171, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-66

  Tao, Xueping ^a,b   Wang, Ping ^c   Zhu, Bangzhu ^c  

^a Wuyi University   (China)

^b Jiangmen Biotechnology Center   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy saving and emissions reduction potential; Green economic efficiency; Input and output inefficiency; Non separable input output SBM model

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

COASTAL REGIONS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; NORTHEAST REGIONS; SBM MODELS; SEPARABLE INPUTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COASTAL ZONE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84960931641     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.133     Document Type: Article

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