A dynamic analysis of air pollution emissions in China: Evidence from nonparametric additive regression models

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 346-358

  Xu, Bin ^a   Luo, Liangqing ^a   Lin, Boqiang ^b  

^a JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nonparametric additive regression models; PM2.5 emissions; STIRPAT model

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH;

ADDITIVE REGRESSION; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; POLLUTION EMISSIONS; STIRPAT MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CHINA;

EID: 84954064922     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.012     Document Type: Article

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