Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

Based on the instrumental variable method and the panel data of 283 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2016, we explore the relationship between carbon emission, air pollution, and total factor productivity (TFP). The results show that: (1) Both carbon emission-induced and air pollution-i...

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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Yanyun Chen, Xinzi Kong, Fang Wang
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Хэвлэсэн: SAGE Publishing 2023-11-01
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Онлайн хандалт:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231209100
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Fang Wang
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description Based on the instrumental variable method and the panel data of 283 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2016, we explore the relationship between carbon emission, air pollution, and total factor productivity (TFP). The results show that: (1) Both carbon emission-induced and air pollution-induced environmental regulations positively promote TFP. For every 1% increase in the two indicators of the intensity of environmental regulation, carbon emission, and air pollution, TFP will increase by 1.7150 percentage points and 0.6366 percentage points respectively. (2) Carbon emission-induced and air pollution-induced environmental regulation have similar coefficients on TFP, indicating that the effects of the two are synergistic. Carbon emission has a greater impact on TFP, so enhancing environmental regulation on carbon emission can better promote the improvement of TFP. (3) Financial scale and government intervention have a significant intermediary effect between environmental regulation in both aspects and TFP.
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spelling doaj.art-dd8d65f13ded4202a4b5bb6215c6557a2023-11-22T07:33:26ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402023-11-011310.1177/21582440231209100Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in ChinaYanyun Chen0Xinzi Kong1Fang Wang2 Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Changbei, Nanchang, China Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Changbei, Nanchang, China Central Washington University, Lynnwood, USABased on the instrumental variable method and the panel data of 283 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2016, we explore the relationship between carbon emission, air pollution, and total factor productivity (TFP). The results show that: (1) Both carbon emission-induced and air pollution-induced environmental regulations positively promote TFP. For every 1% increase in the two indicators of the intensity of environmental regulation, carbon emission, and air pollution, TFP will increase by 1.7150 percentage points and 0.6366 percentage points respectively. (2) Carbon emission-induced and air pollution-induced environmental regulation have similar coefficients on TFP, indicating that the effects of the two are synergistic. Carbon emission has a greater impact on TFP, so enhancing environmental regulation on carbon emission can better promote the improvement of TFP. (3) Financial scale and government intervention have a significant intermediary effect between environmental regulation in both aspects and TFP.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231209100
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title Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China
title_full Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China
title_fullStr Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China
title_full_unstemmed Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China
title_short Carbon Emission, Air Pollution, and Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China
title_sort carbon emission air pollution and total factor productivity evidence from prefecture level cities in china
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