Essays about: "eco-efficiency."
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1. Assessing the Eco-efficiency of Swedish Crop Farms and the Role of Subsidies : a Directional Distance Function Approach
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The agriculture sector’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its increasing vulnerability to the effects of climate change warrants assessments considering not only on-farm productivity but also the industry’s environmental sustainability. Utilizing the concept of eco-efficiency, this study analyzes the environmental performance of Swedish crop farms by incorporating farm-level GHG emissions as an undesirable output in the production function. READ MORE
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2. Eco-Efficiency of 35 sectors of Sweden: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : This paper analyzed the eco-efficiency of 35 sectors in Sweden by using an outputoriented Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. In the setup of the model, the total output of each sector was used as a good output, whereas Carbon dioxide (𝐶𝑂2), Nitrogen oxide (𝑁𝑂𝑥) and Carbon monoxide (CO) emissions were used as a bad output. READ MORE
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3. Eco-efficiency, Institutions, and Political Orientation : A case study of the European Union
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis uses the stochastic frontier analysis to estimate efficiency scores for the 28 member countries of the European Union between 2000 and 2019. The material footprints of biomass, non-metallic minerals, metals and fossil fuels are taken as input goods, unlike comparable work, as the overuse of materials is the cause of our current environmental problems. READ MORE
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4. Top European electricity producers´eco-efficiency : And the role of policy instruments
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : There is an implicit trade-off between environmental quality and the production of goods which can be analysed using an eco-efficiency approach. Within an eco-efficiency approach, Decision Making Units (e.g. READ MORE
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5. MEASURING ECO-EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES : A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : This paper analyzed the eco-efficiency of 27 OECD member countries by using output-oriented Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. In the set-up of the model, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was used as a good output whereas Carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions were used as bad outputs. READ MORE
