Economic growth and pollutant emissions in China: A spatial econometric analysis

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 429-442

  Li, Qian ^b,c   Song, Jinping ^b   Wang, Enru ^a   Hu, Hao ^d   Zhang, Jianhui ^c   Wang, Yeyao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

^d China Academy of Transportation Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Moran's I; Pollutant emissions; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CHINA; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; POLLUTANT EMISSION; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

AUTOCORRELATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION;

CHINA;

EID: 84891026320     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0762-6     Document Type: Article

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