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Decomposition of Productivity Considering Multi‐environmental Pollutants in C hinese Industrial Sector
Author(s) -
Fujii Hidemichi,
Cao Jing,
Managi Shunsuke
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/rode.12123
Subject(s) - productivity , pollutant , economics , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , ecology , economic growth , biology
The objective of this study is to calculate and decompose productivity incorporating multi‐environmental pollutants in C hinese industrial sectors from 1992 to 2008. We apply a weighted Russell directional distance model to calculate productivity from both the economic and environmental performance. The main findings are: (1) C hinese industrial sectors increased productivity, with the main contributing factors being labor saving prior to 2000; (2) The main contributing factors for productivity growth in coastal areas include both economic and environmental performance improvement. While central and western regions improved productivity owing to economic development, they have a trade‐off relationship between economic and environmental performance.