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Analysis of Air Pollution Impact Factors in China: A MIMIC Modeling Approach

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  • Jing Gao

    (International School of Economics and Management, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing 100070, China)

  • Lei Zhang

    (Center for Economic Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China)

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the impact factors on air pollution in terms of CO2, SO2 and NOx emissions simultaneously in China and compare changes in air pollution across provinces from 1998 to 2011 using a Multiple Indicators and Multiple Causes Model (MIMIC) within a Structural Equation Model (SEM) framework. Our findings reveal that GDP per capita and total population have the largest impacts on air pollution, followed by energy intensity, foreign direct investment, population density, and industrialization. The results also reveal that the inverted U-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis exists in China. Our findings also demonstrate that Shandong, Jiangxi and Liaoning are the top three provinces with the most deteriorated air quality while Xinjiang, Fujian and Ningxia are with the best. These results not only contribute to advancing the existing literature, but also merit particular attention from policy-makers in China.

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  • Jing Gao & Lei Zhang, 2015. "Analysis of Air Pollution Impact Factors in China: A MIMIC Modeling Approach," Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, Higher Education Press, vol. 10(2), pages 224-251, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:fec:journl:v:10:y:2015:i:2:p:224-251
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    1. Zhang, Lei & Gao, Jing, 2016. "Exploring the effects of international tourism on China's economic growth, energy consumption and environmental pollution: Evidence from a regional panel analysis," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 225-234.

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    Keywords

    impact factors; air pollution; Multiple Index Multiple Causes Model; industrialization; energy intensity;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • C39 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Other

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