Total-Factor Energy Efficiency in BRI Countries: An Estimation Based on Three-Stage DEA Model

Changhong Zhao, Haonan Zhang, Yurong Zeng, Fengyun Li, Yuanxin Liu, Chengju Qin and Jiahai Yuan
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Changhong Zhao: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Haonan Zhang: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Yurong Zeng: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Fengyun Li: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Yuanxin Liu: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Chengju Qin: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is showing its great influence and leadership on the international energy cooperation. Based on the three-stage DEA model, total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) in 35 BRI countries in 2015 was measured in this article. It shows that the three-stage DEA model could eliminate errors of environment variable and random, which made the result better than traditional DEA model. When environment variable errors and random errors were eliminated, the mean value of TFEE was declined. It demonstrated that TFEE of the whole sample group was overestimated because of external environment impacts and random errors. The TFEE indicators of high-income countries like South Korea, Singapore, Israel and Turkey are 1, which is in the efficiency frontier. The TFEE indicators of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Poland and China are over 0.8. And the indicators of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, South Africa and Bulgaria are in a low level. The potential of energy-saving and emissions reduction is great in countries with low TFEE indicators. Because of the gap in energy efficiency, it is necessary to distinguish different countries in the energy technology options, development planning and regulation in BRI countries.

Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); three-stage DEA; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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