Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Jiansheng Zhang ¹, C. Kopytov ², Mou Qifang ¹

Affiliations
1 The School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, CN
2 Department of Environment Engineering, Lomonosova Institute of Technology, Riga, LV-1128, LV

Abstract

By the directional distance function method, this paper calculated and compared the TFP (Total Factor Productivity) in 30 regions of China from 2000 to 2011 considering the environmental pollution. The study indicated that the TFP of each region has been ever-increasing whether consider environmental pollution factors, but the growth rate has been decreasing. The TFP has been in recession situation since the financial crisis in 2008. According to regional differences, the average annual growth rate of TFP in east was much higher than that of the central and west regions. Considering the environmental pollution, the average TFP in each region fell slightly. Comparing with the TFP without environment factor, the TFP in west region fell sharper, while it appeared double win of environment and economy development in the east region.

Keywords

Environmental Pollution, Total Factor Productivity, Directional Distance Function, Resource Consumption Energy.

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