The Efficiency of Economic Performance, Electricity Consumption, and Environmental Pollutants in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Zou, Wen-jie
Lin, Tai-Yu
Chiu, Yung-ho
Teng, Ting
Huang, Kuei Ying
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Finding the balance between economic development and environmental protection is a major problem for many countries around the world.
Air pollution caused by economic growth has caused serious damage to humans’ living environment, and as improving energy and resource efficiencies is the first priority, many countries are targeting to move towards a sustainable environment and economic development.
This study uses the modified dynamic SBM (slack-based measure) model to explore the economic efficiency and air pollutants emission efficiency in Taiwan’s counties and cities from 2012 to 2015 by taking labor, motor vehicles, and electricity consumption as inputs and average disposable income as output.
Particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxide emissions (NO2), and sulfur oxide emissions (SO2) are undesirable outputs, whereas factory fixed assets are a carry-over variable, and the results show the following: (1) the regions with the best overall efficiency between 2012 and 2015 include Taipei City, Keelung City, Hsinchu City, Chiayi City, and Taitung County; (2) in counties and cities with poor overall efficiency performance, the average disposable income per household has no significant relationship with air pollutant emissions; (3) in counties and cities where overall efficiency is poor, the average efficiency of each household’s disposable income is small; and (4) except for the five counties and cities with the best overall performance, the three air pollutants in the other fourteen counties and cities are high.
Overall, the air pollution of most areas needs improvement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zou, Wen-jie& Lin, Tai-Yu& Chiu, Yung-ho& Teng, Ting& Huang, Kuei Ying. 2020. The Efficiency of Economic Performance, Electricity Consumption, and Environmental Pollutants in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1200978
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zou, Wen-jie…[et al.]. The Efficiency of Economic Performance, Electricity Consumption, and Environmental Pollutants in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1200978
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zou, Wen-jie& Lin, Tai-Yu& Chiu, Yung-ho& Teng, Ting& Huang, Kuei Ying. The Efficiency of Economic Performance, Electricity Consumption, and Environmental Pollutants in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1200978
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1200978