Nonlinear Effects of Provincial Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution

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10.2991/icsd-16.2017.84How to use a DOI?

Keywords

economic growth; environmental pollution; PSTR; nonlinear influence

Abstract

Using panel smooth transition regression (PSTR) model, we study the nonlinear effects of provincial economic growth on environmental pollution in China. The empirical research shows that the relationship between provincial economic growth and environmental pollution in China exists nonlinear smooth transition mechanism; provincial economic growth has an asymmetric effect on environmental pollution, which means that it has an negative (positive) effect when provincial GDP is less than (higher than) 2.85 trillion Yuan; the optimal provincial GDP interval is [2.20, 3.63] trillion Yuan, where the marginal effect is negative.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jian-Bao Chen
AU  - Qiong Xia
AU  - Zi-Jia Wan
PY  - 2016/12
DA  - 2016/12
TI  - Nonlinear Effects of Provincial Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 373
EP  - 379
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icsd-16.2017.84
DO  - 10.2991/icsd-16.2017.84
ID  - Chen2016/12
ER  -