World trend in energy: an extension to DEA applied to energy and environment
Abstract This study proposes a use of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the performance of energy industries. The DEA is a nonparametric approach that does not assume any functional form for performance assessment. The purpose of this study is to discuss how DEA can examine the current energ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Economic Structures |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40008-017-0073-z |