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Factors Influencing Energy Intensity in Four Chinese Industries

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dc.contributor.authorFisher-Vanden, Karen
dc.contributor.authorHu, Yong
dc.contributor.authorJefferson, Gary
dc.contributor.authorRock, Michael
dc.contributor.authorToman, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-27T18:44:20Z
dc.date.available2013-09-27T18:44:20Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractEnergy intensity has declined significantly in four Chinese industries -- pulp and paper; cement; iron and steel; and aluminum. While previous studies have identified technological change within an industry to be an important influence on energy intensity, few have examined how industry-specific policies and market factors also affect industry-level intensity. This paper employs unique firm-level data from China's most energy-intensive large and medium-size industrial enterprises in each of these four industries over a six-year period from 1999 to 2004. It empirically examines how China's energy-saving programs, liberalization of domestic markets, openness to the world economy, and other policies, contribute to the decline in energy intensity in these industries. The results suggest that rising energy costs are a significant contributor to the decline in energy intensity in all four industries. China's industrial policies targeting scale economies -- for example, "grasping the large, letting go off the small" -- also seem to have contributed to reductions in energy intensity in these four industries. However, the results also suggest that trade openness and technology development led to declines in energy intensity in only one or two of these industries. Finally, the analysis finds that energy intensities vary among firms with different ownership types and regional locations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18055822/factors-influencing-energy-intensity-four-chinese-industries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6551
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15912
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.6551
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectALUMINUM INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectBUILDING MATERIALS
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCEMENT
dc.subjectCEMENT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCEMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectCEMENT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ENERGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY INPUT
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectENERGY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY PRICE
dc.subjectENERGY PRICING
dc.subjectENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subjectENERGY USAGE
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHIGHER ENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOUTDATED TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPAPER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION PREVENTION
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRAW MATERIALS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTIME PERIOD
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleFactors Influencing Energy Intensity in Four Chinese Industriesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleFactors Influencing Energy Intensity in Four Chinese Industries
okr.date.disclosure2013-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:03:41.619995Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18055822/factors-influencing-energy-intensity-four-chinese-industries
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid638101468019448867
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6551
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130730085831
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18055822
okr.identifier.reportWPS6551
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/07/30/000158349_20130730085831/Rendered/PDF/WPS6551.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeEconomic management
okr.themeEconomic management :: Analysis of economic growth
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
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