Input–Output Anatomy of China's Energy Use Changes in the 1980s
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Economic Systems Research
- Vol. 7 (1) , 67-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09535319500000011
Abstract
China significantly reduced the energy intensity of its economy in the 1980s. In this paper, we conduct a structural decomposition analysis to explain China's energy use changes between 1981 and 1987—the years for which we have input–output tables. We find that China's energy saving during this period came about primarily by changes in how to produce (production technology changes) rather than changes in what to consume (final demand shifts). The driving force of the energy intensity decline was energy efficiency improvements, which were multiplied across the entire economy through inter-industry input–output linkages.Keywords
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