China's energy inefficiency: A cross-country comparison

被引：53

作者：

Wei, Chu ^{[2
]}

Ni, Jinlan ^{[1
]}

Sheng, Manhong ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nebraska, Coll Business Adm, Omaha, NE 68182 USA

[2] Zhejiang Sci Tech Univ, Coll Econ & Management, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL | 2011年 / 48卷 / 03期

关键词：

Energy efficiency; DEA; Scale efficiency; EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; OWNERSHIP; INTENSITY; REGIONS; POLICY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.soscij.2011.05.004

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

030301 [社会学];

摘要：

This paper constructs a total-factor energy technical efficiency index using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) method following the total factor productivity framework. We then compare energy technical efficiency across 156 countries from 1980 to 2007. The results show that China's energy efficiency considerably trails other countries' although it has made significant gains within the last 28 years. Further analysis indicates that scale inefficiency rather than pure technical efficiency contributes to China's energy inefficiency. (C) 2011 Western Social Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：478 / 488

页数：11

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