《基于三阶段DEA模型中国区域能源效率研究（英文）》.pdfVIP

June, 2014 Journal of Resources and Ecology Vol.5 No.2 J. Resour. Ecol. 2014 5 (2) 97-104 Article DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2014.02.001 Regional Energy Efficiency in China Based on a Three-Stage DEA Model HUANG Dechun, DONG Yuyi, ZHANG Changzheng* and LIU Bingsheng Business School of Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China Abstract: Energy is the material basis for social development and is closely related with the economy. Energy shortage, a low utilization rate of energy and the deterioration of the environment have become the main restrictions of economic development in China. Therefore, studying energy efficiency has a practical significance for developing a harmonious and sustainable energy economy and building a conservation-minded and harmonious society. Here, based on the three-stage DEA model we analyzed the energy efficiency of 29 provinces in China in 2009, set up an evaluation index system of energy efficiency to compare differences in energy efficiency among regions and provide regions with theoretical guidance to adjust energy consumption strategy and improve energy efficiency. We divided technical efficiency into pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency, analyzed energy efficiency with its numerical value and added environment variables to perfect the results. We found that scale efficiency is overestimated before eliminating external factors and environment variables and pure technical efficiency is underestimated. To solve this problem, regions should expand the scale of the enterprises and pay more attention to energy efficiency. The scale returns of most provinces in the third stage are increasing (except Shandon