Environmental technical efficiency in EU member and candidate countries: A parametric hyperbolic distance function approach

DUMAN Y. S., Kasman A.

ENERGY, vol.147, pp.297-307, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 147
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.01.037
  • Journal Name: ENERGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-307
  • Keywords: Parametric hyperbolic distance function, Environmental technical efficiency, European Union, Stochastic frontier analysis, Efficiency convergence, INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CO2 EMISSION PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, ECO-EFFICIENCY, PANEL-DATA, TECHNOLOGY, POLLUTION, CHINA, DECOMPOSITION, OUTPUTS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper investigates environmental technical efficiency for a panel of European Union (EU) member and candidate countries for the period 1990-2011 using parametric hyperbolic distance function. The paper also examines the environmental technical efficiency convergence among the sampled countries. The main results suggest that environmental technical efficiency scores vary among EU member and candidate countries. The EU-15 countries in contrast to the new members and the candidate countries have a greater potential for reducing CO2 emissions while increasing GDP and reducing energy use simultaneously. The results also indicate the existence of environmental technical efficiency convergence among EU member and candidate countries. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.