Foreign Direct Investment, Human Capital and Environmental Pollution in China

被引：286

作者：

Lan, Jing ^{[1
]}

Kakinaka, Makoto ^{[2
]}

Huang, Xianguo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Grad Inst Policy Studies, Minato Ku, Tokyo 1068677, Japan

[2] Int Univ Japan, Grad Sch Int Relat, Minami Uonuma, Niigata 9497277, Japan

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 51卷 / 02期

关键词：

FDI; Human capital; Pollution haven hypothesis; Environmental pollution; China; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; HAVEN HYPOTHESIS; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; AIR-POLLUTION; REGULATIONS; TRADE; FDI; ABATEMENT;

D O I：

10.1007/s10640-011-9498-2

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

By using provincial socioeconomic and environmental data, this paper examines the relationship between human capital, FDI and pollution emissions in China. The result shows the impact of FDI on pollution emission is highly dependent on the level of human capital. FDI is negatively associated with pollution emissions in provinces with the higher levels of human capital, whereas FDI is positively related to pollution emissions in provinces with the lower levels of human capital. This suggests that pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) holds only in those provinces with low human capital. This study also finds that the sign of FDI's effect on each pollutant' emission requires the different threshold level of human capital, which may help to reconcile the current conflicting PHH empirical evidences partially.

引用

页码：255 / 275

页数：21

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