Total factor energy efficiency measurement and drivers in China
CHEN Jing-quan1, LIAN Xin-yan2, MA Xiao-jun2, MI Jun3
1. Economic and Social Development Institute, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, China; 2. Department of Statistics, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, China; 3. Department of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Abstract:In order to urge the improvement of total factor energy efficiency in China, Firstly, the panel data of 30 provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions of China (excluding Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) were used to incorporate the energy footprint into the non-expected output indicators, aiming to make the total factor energy efficiency measures more scientific. Secondly, a dynamic stochastic non-parametric data envelopment analysis (StoNED), which is more suitable for panel data, was used to measure total factor energy efficiency, and the results are analysed at three levels: national, eight economic regions and sub-provinces. A spatial error panel Tobit regression model (SEM-Tobit) was constructed to investigate the effects of the drivers of total factor energy efficiency in China, and finally, policy recommendations are explored to improve total factor energy efficiency. The study finds that: in terms of total factor energy efficiency measurement results, from a national perspective, China's total factor energy efficiency generally shows a decreasing and then increasing distribution, from a regional perspective, the total factor energy efficiency of the eight comprehensive economic zones shows a gradual convergence from coastal to inland, from a provincial perspective, the total factor energy efficiency of coastal provinces is relatively high, but there are some differences in the level of total factor energy efficiency between different provinces in the same region. From the analysis of the drivers, environmental regulation and energy consumption structure have a significant negative effect on total factor energy efficiency, while industrial structure, population size, foreign trade and research funding have a positive effect on total factor energy efficiency.
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