This research evaluates the effects of benchmarking technique by using Australian experience, providing empirical support to the significance of mechanism design in implementing revenue cap regulation. We estimate efficiency and productivity of Australian distribution electricity network service...

The heavy losses of China’s thermal power industry have attracted lots of attention. Besides the adjustment of power price, how to improve its poor performance becomes an important issue. Combining the cost Malmquist with the Luenberger index, this paper introduces a new method to measure the...

The estimation of CO2 emissions reduction potential in China is an important issue for China's energy policy. In this paper, data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to evaluate the carbon emission performance of 29 Chinese provincial administrative regions (Tibet and Taiwan are not included...