The Nonlinear Impact of Environmental Regulation Intensity on Industrial Production Technology Progress
Zhang Cheng1, Guo Bingnan2, Yu Tongshen3
1.School of Economics, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China;2.School of Public Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China, 3.School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Abstract：This paper analyzes the intensity of environmental regulation influences on the progress of production technology from the angle of strength dimensions based on the panel data of China's 18 industrial sectors during 1996—2011, and the results showed that.firstly, different measure indexes would induce different results.Secondly, the whole industries showed a S curve relationship, but the results of four subgroups including low pollution-low technical growth rate, low pollution-high technology growth rate, high pollution-low technical growth rate and high pollution-high technical growth rate are different, which present S, S, U and linear negative correlation relationship respectively.Thirdly, the intensity of environmental regulation of 16 industries among China's 18 industries is still relatively weak and on the decline stage of U style curve or on the first decline stage of S style curve.
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