Industrial energy efficiency and determinants in Vietnam: A stochastic frontier analysis using firm-level data

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dc.contributor.authorNguyen, L.T.
dc.contributor.authorRatnasiri, S.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, L.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionPublished online: 15 Feb 2023
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we employ the Shephard energy distance function to evaluate the impacts of three broad aspects (i) government involvement, (ii) firm’s managerial behaviour and (iii) technology adoption on energy (in)efficiency. Using a true fixed-effect model with a firm-level dataset of eight major industries in Vietnam from 2011 to 2016, the results suggest that these three aspects influence energy efficiency at varying degrees. The novel finding is that government involvement in business improves energy efficiency in less efficient industries. Furthermore, import activities negatively impact energy efficiency while the quality of labour increases efficiency. However, production expansion investment worsens the energy inefficiency situation.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLuan Thanh Nguyen, Shyama Ratnasiri and Liam Wagner
dc.identifier.citationApplied Economics, 2024; 56(14):1636-1651
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00036846.2023.2177592
dc.identifier.issn0003-6846
dc.identifier.issn1466-4283
dc.identifier.orcidWagner, L. [0000-0003-1297-5801]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/137514
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160102570
dc.rights© 2023 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2023.2177592
dc.subjectProductivity and efficiency analysis; industrial energy use; frontier analysis; Shephard energy distance function; energy efficiency
dc.titleIndustrial energy efficiency and determinants in Vietnam: A stochastic frontier analysis using firm-level data
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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