Energy efficiency analysis of G7 and BRICS considering total-factor structure

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 122, Issue , 2016, Pages 67-77

  Camioto, Flávia De Castro ^a   Moralles, Herick Fernando ^b   Mariano, Enzo Barberio ^c   Rebelatto, Daisy Aparecida Do Nascimento ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BRICS; DEA; Energy efficiency; G7; Tobit model

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; INVESTMENTS;

BRICS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PURCHASING POWER PARITY; SLACKS-BASED MEASURE MODELS; TOTAL FACTOR ENERGY EFFICIENCIES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84977829948     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.061     Document Type: Article

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