The Influence Factors of Energy Efficiency in China Based on Meta- Regression

ABSTRACT

This paper is based on the controversies which the existing empirical researches on the impact of the basic factors affecting energy efficiency, have in index selection and direction, using the method of meta-regression to analyze the related domestic empirical studies comprehensively. We conducted a study on the differences of research design, data characteristics, time span and the index selection, to check whether these differences cause the controversies in index selection and direction. The result shows that the research design, empirical methods, and the characteristics of the selection of indicators have significant impact on the result of empirical researches.

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, Influence factors, Meta-regression, Empirical researches, Energy revolution, T-statistic values, Domestic empirical studies.