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Technical efficiency of French nuclear energy plants

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Authors: Andriamasy 1 ; Barros 2 ; Liang 1 ; 

Source: Applied Economics, Volume 46, Number 18, 23 June 2014, pp. 2119-2126(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2014.892199

This article analyses the efficiency of French nuclear energy plants belonging to EDF-electricity of France from 2004 to 2008 with a DEA-Data Envelopment Analysis model. The [Inline graphic]-convexity model is used to investigate the technical efficiency of a representative sample of nuclear plants. The results indicated that some plants have undergone an improvement in technical efficiency while others have regressed in terms of technical efficiency. Policy implications related to the results are discussed.

Keywords: D24; France; [Inline graphic]-convexity; efficiency; electricity; nuclear

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: CAEPEM, IAE, University of Perpignan Via Domitia, 66860, Perpignan Cedex, France 2: UECE (Research Unit on Complexity and Economics), ISEG-ULisboa, 1249-078, Lisbon, Portugal

Publication date: 23 June 2014

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