Abstract
This paper identifies the determinants of energy productivity based on a basic economic growth model. Using panel data including 29 provinces from 1995 to 2007, we find that energy productivity is negatively associated with the industry sector share in GDP and the state-owned sector share in GDP, and is positively associated with the electricity share in energy consumption. In addition, we find that there exists a big gap of energy efficiency among eastern, middle and western region in China. Our results suggest that we should induce the industry development structure from the industrial sector to service sector, prompt the reform of state-owned enterprises, as well as improve the energy consumption structure dominated by coal to diversified cleaning energy.
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通过对增长模型的分解和相关文献, 讨论能源生产率的影响因素。 在此基 础上利用中国大陆29 省的1995–2007年面板数据, 对各影响因素进行了实证分析。 结果表明: 中国东、 中、 西部地区之间存在显著的能源效率差异, 工业经济比重和国有经济比重同能源生产率之间存在显著负相关, 而能源结构的改善可以促进能源生产率的提升, 但是劳均资本结构和技术水平影响并不显著。
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Wei, C., Shen, Mh. What is the driving force of the energy productivity? Evidence from China. Front. Econ. China 4, 265–273 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11459-009-0015-2
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