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An analysis of the regional logistics efficiency in china based on the DEA-Malmquist

Zhigao Liao, Jialing Li

Choosing the data from 2008 to 2011, the paper divided the 30 provinces and cities into 2 classes based on the average of 4-year energy consumption and carbon emissions through cluster analysis, then analyses the 2 classes respectively with the DEA-Malmquist. The results show that the 4-year average Malmquist index of the type1 is in a downward trend;the type2 is just the opposite, however, the biggest increase belongs to the type1.