scholarly journals Research on the Distribution of Pollution-Intensive Industries and Their Spatial Effects in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Ren ◽  
Caihong Huang ◽  
Xiaomin Wang ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Wenxin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Stable Path ◽  
And Control

Investigation of the spatial transfer laws and dynamic mechanisms of pollution-intensive industries (PIIs) is becoming a popular field in regional sustainable development. Based on the statistical data of 30 provinces (cities and districts) in China from 2000 to 2017, this paper applied the Gini coefficient and a redistribution index as well as spatial econometric approaches to explore the spatial distribution characteristics and spatial effects of China’s PIIs. PIIs in China have experienced two transition stages: ‘from north to south’ and ‘from east to central and west’, and the spatial distribution imbalance of PIIs has been gradually improved. In terms of industries, all PIIs in the northeast region were removed; PIIs in the eastern region not only transferred outward but also have experienced an agglomeration effect. The central and western regions were the main areas where transferring PIIs were settling. The distribution of PIIs in China showed a strong spatial correlation and a relatively stable path dependence. Through use of the spatial Dubin model, it is concluded that command-and-control environmental regulation and transportation costs had a negative impact on the distribution of PIIs in this region and a positive impact on the surrounding regions; thus, the pollution haven hypothesis was supported. Resource factors, technological innovation levels, and industrial structure—whether direct or indirect—had an inhibitory effect on the distribution of PII. Capital factors not only promoted the development of PIIs in this region, but also promoted it in other regions. Agglomeration economics had a positive impact on the distribution of PIIs in this region, and a negative impact on the surrounding regions.

scholarly journals The Effect of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) on Firm Performance: Evidence from the Diversified Industry of Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Kingsley Karunaratne Alawattegama
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Enterprise Risk Management ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Enterprise Risk ◽  
And Control

The objective of this empirical study is to explore the effect of the adoption of ERM on the performance of the diversified industry of Sri Lanka. The extent of the adoption of ERM is assessed based on eight ERM functions recognized by the ERM integrated framework of the committee of sponsoring organization of the Treadway Commission and use return on equity as a proxy to measure firm performance. This study finds ERM supportive internal environment, risk-aligned objective setting, event identifications, and risk response have a positive impact on firm performance. However, none of those impacts were statistically significant. Surprisingly, empirical evidence reveals that risk assessment and control activities have a negative impact on the firm performance. Information & communication and monitoring functions indicate a significant impact on firm performance. Nevertheless, monitoring function shows a negative impact on the firm performance. The researcher believes this negative impact is attributable to the increased cost of monitoring activities that is crucial for a diversified business setup. This empirical evidence induces the researcher to conclude that, except for communication and monitoring, the adoption of ERM has no significant impact on the firm performance. These findings are contradictory with the findings of prior researchers.

scholarly journals The impact of FDI on environmental technology innovation from the perspective of environmental regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Ziting Wei
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Environmental Technology ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Threshold Regression Model ◽  
The Impact

Based on the perspective of environmental regulation, this paper selects panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2016, establishes Hansen panel threshold regression model, and investigates the impact of FDI on environmental technology innovation of industrial enterprises in China under the threshold of environmental regulation. The results show that FDI has a significant inhibitory effect on the environmental technological innovation of industrial enterprises; the effect has a significant dual threshold of environmental regulation, with the intensity of environmental regulation across the threshold, the negative impact of FDI gradually weakened; market demand and industry scale have a significant positive impact, the role of technological progress is not significant. The findings of this paper provide a certain reference for the rational use of environmental regulation policies, the maximization of FDI technology spillover, the promotion of environmental technology innovation of industrial enterprises, and the realization of “win-win” of environment and economy.

scholarly journals Effect of terrorism activities on capital flight in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 03017
Author(s):  
Anahita Seifi ◽  
Samira Motaghi ◽  
Salah Ebrahim ◽  
Mojtaba Soltani Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Capital Flight ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Capital Outflow ◽  
Middle East Countries

Behavioral economics has proven that negative emotions can influence investors’ decisions. One of the factors that have a negative impact on investors’ sentiment is terrorism as the new face of violence with economic consequences. The link between terrorism and capital outflow is a theoretical framework that explains how violence affects capital flight of a country. With this in mind, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of terrorist activities on capital flight in the Middle East countries during the period 2000-2016 using the Spatial Econometric Panel Data Approach. The results of this study show that terrorism and its spatial effects have a significant and positive impact on capital flight in the Middle East countries. Also, gross domestic production (GDP) and trade openness have negative effects on capital outflow. This study has important implications for policymakers in countries facing terrorist activity and investors’ trust building.

scholarly journals Spatial–Temporal Heterogeneous Evolution of Haze Pollution in China as Deduced with the Use of Spatial Econometrics

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Hou ◽  
Shuang Zhang ◽  
Hongfeng Song ◽  
Fengshu Li
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Spatial Econometrics ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Western Area ◽  
Haze Pollution ◽  
Pm2.5 And Pm10

Haze Pollution, consisting essentially of PM2.5 and PM10, has been arousing wide public concern home and abroad. It has become a universal urgency for atmospheric researchers, governments, organizations, institutions, and the general public to conduct corresponding actions. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the institutional distribution and the regional evolution trend of path characteristics of haze pollution in China under the spatial–temporal heterogeneity on the basis of spatial econometrics, by incorporating the spatial element into the framework of the Multiple Influencing Factors mechanism. The results show that it has been abating under the governance year by year, though with a decreasing intensity; the major polluted regions have been moving from the East to the central and western area; there is significant spatial autocorrelation among the highly polluted area, but the effective local regulations of les- polluted regions do not impact the neighboring regions correspondingly; among the impacting factors, industrial structure, energy intensity, and traffic pollution have a significant Positive Impact on haze pollution, and the level of urbanization has a Negative Impact, while economic growth and innovation performance have no significant Positive Impact and are both weak in promotion. This research, theoretically and practically, offers reference for the Chinese government to integrate regional effective systems into multiregional diversified environmental governance, so as to realize its Green Ecology Transformation Development Strategy.

scholarly journals Interest Rate Transmission Effect on Money Supply: The Nigerian Experience

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebiringa, Oforegbunam Thaddeus
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Money Supply ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Transmission Effect ◽  
Rate Transmission ◽  
Savings Rate ◽  
Lending Rate ◽  
And Control ◽  
Autoregressive Analysis

This paper investigates the effect of interest indices on money supply. The motivation is to ensure stability in money supply through sustainable interest rate management.  The period 1990-2007 was covered. The Eviews software was used to carry out autoregressive analysis on the variable as well as an assessment of the effects on interest rate indices on money supply. The results among others show that minimum rediscount rate and savings rate have made significant positive impact on money supply. On the other hand, lending rate has made insignificant negative impact on money supply.   Based on the above results the conclusion of the study the inability of the monetary authority to narrow the gap between saving and lending rate remains a key to the problem of instability in money supply, hence concerted effort must by made to strengthen the capacity of regulatory authorities to use market based options monitor and control periodic volatility in money supply through an effective interest rate regimes.

scholarly journals The Pain of Breathing:  How Does Haze Pollution Affect Urban Innovation?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
wei feng ◽  
hang yuan
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Values ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Haze Pollution ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Growth Economic

Abstract Innovation plays an important role in achieving green-growth economic development in China, while the spread of haze pollution (also called smog) inhibits innovation activities. Using panel data on 265 cities at the prefecture level in China from 2001 to 2016, this paper investigates the relationship between haze pollution and urban innovation. The conclusions are as follows. First, haze pollution has a significant inhibitory effect on urban innovation. After we consider endogeneity, eliminate extreme values, and incorporate spatial correlation, we find that the negative impact of haze pollution on urban innovation still exists. Second, the channels through which haze pollution affects urban innovation can mainly be attributed to population density, the size of the home market, and economic activity. Third, among the different regions in China, the inhibitory effect of haze pollution on innovation is the most serious in the eastern region, followed by the central and western regions. Moreover, across diverse Chinese cities, the significant inhibitory effects of haze pollution on innovation are mainly in cities that are not provincial capitals and resource-based cities. Accordingly, efficient management of haze pollution is a critical prerequisite and effective guarantee for improving urban innovation.JEL codes: K32; O13; O31; R11

scholarly journals Supervision and Control of The Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus in The Implementation of Regional Autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69
Author(s):  
Engkus ◽  
Cecep Wahyu Hoerudin ◽  
Dedeng Yusuf Maolani
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Preference ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Study Techniques ◽  
And Control

The main problem of this regional autonomy research is the low competence of human resources in the New Autonomous Region of  Pangandaran Regency, which is caused by its suboptimal implementation. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of regional autonomy and its impact. The method used is a qualitative approach with observation, interview and library study techniques. This study concludes that the implementation of regional autonomy in Pangandaran is not yet optimal. The positive impact of regional autonomy can increase the efficiency and responsiveness of government in public services with public preference, and arouse the spirit of competition and innovation among local governments. The negative impact, the quality of public services is low, due to the transfer of authority which is often misunderstood or misused so that adequate and formal supervision and control is needed both formally and informally as well as synergy between local, provincial and central governments.

scholarly journals An Integrated Measurement of the Efficiency of China’s Industrial Circular Economy and Associated Influencing Factors

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1610
Author(s):  
Chenyu Lu ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Hengji Li ◽  
Zilong Zhang ◽  
Wei Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Industrial Transformation ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Autonomous Regions ◽  
The Impact

Since the 1990s, the notion of a circular economy has been developing globally; countries all over the world have been considering the development of a circular economy as an important means of achieving sustainable development. As the development of an industrial circular economy can help promote the efficient recycling of resources, it is an important starting point for industrial transformation and upgrading, and represents a key factor that will lead to the development of a circular economy in China. China’s varying provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) have successively implemented circular economy practices in the industrial field. The research object of the present study is 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the control of central government (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Tibet were not included owing to lack of data). Through the integration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and the spatial analysis model, data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, and Tobit regression model, a measure model and index system are constructed, in order to carry out a multi-angle comprehensive study integrating the efficiency evaluation, spatial analysis, and influencing factors analysis of China’s industrial circular economy. It is an important innovation, and an important contribution to the existing research system. The conclusions are as follows: (1) In general, the overall level of China’s industrial circular economy’s efficiency was not high, and there was still a lot of room for improvement. The integrated efficiency of the industrial circular economy in the eastern region was relatively high, followed by that in the western region, and the lowest level in the middle region. (2) The efficiency of China’s industrial circular economy displayed obvious spatial aggregation characteristics at the provincial level, including clear spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity. High-value aggregation areas were mainly distributed in the eastern coastal areas, and low-value aggregation areas were concentrated and contiguously distributed in the middle and western inland areas. (3) The four elements of economic level, openness to the outside, government regulation, and industrialization aggregation each impose a significant positive impact on the efficiency of China’s industrial circular economy, which can promote its efficiency. The level of industrialization exerts a significant negative impact on the efficiency of the industrial circular economy, which hampers its improvement. The impact of technological innovation on the efficiency of the industrial circular economy is not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Research on Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of Energy Utilization Efficiency in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
Yunpeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The Western Region

Energy, as one of the important input factors in modern economic growth, plays a decisive role in the economic growth of all countries in the world. Use Moran I index and fixed effect model to measure the degree of spatial correlation and spatial difference between regions and analyze the influencing factors of energy efficiency, The results show that the energy efficiency of various provinces is spatially related, and the spatial distribution tends to be spatially concentrated; the per capita GDP has a significantly greater impact on the energy efficiency of the eastern region than it has on the western region; foreign direct investment (FDL) has an impact on the energy use of the eastern region There is a negative impact on efficiency and a positive impact on the efficiency of energy utilization in the western region; the number of patent grants has a significantly greater effect on the improvement of energy efficiency in the western region than in the eastern region; the increase in the proportion of the secondary industry has a positive impact on the energy use efficiency in the eastern region There is a positive impact and a negative impact on the energy efficiency of the western region.

scholarly journals Energy Utilization Efficiency of China Considering Carbon Emissions—Based on Provincial Panel Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 877
Author(s):  
Ge Huang ◽  
Wei Pan ◽  
Cheng Hu ◽  
Wu-Lin Pan ◽  
Wan-Qiang Dai
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Effect Model

With the development of the economy, environmental pollution caused by energy consumption has become increasingly prominent. Improving the efficiency of energy utilization is an important way to solve this problem. Firstly, we used a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to calculate the energy utilization efficiency of China’s provinces and regions from the perspective of environmental constraints, including four inputs—labor force, capital stock, energy consumption and carbon emission—and one output, GDP. Secondly, an entity fixed effect model of panel data was built to investigate the influence of openness, urbanization, marketization and industrial structure on energy utilization efficiency in the process of economic structure change. The results indicate that China’s energy efficiency shows a trend of first stabilizing and then declining from 2007 to 2017. Meanwhile, the comprehensive energy efficiency of all provinces and regions is not very ideal. Only Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong constitute the forefront of China’s energy efficiency. The lack of pure technical efficiency in most provinces is the main reason for the low comprehensive efficiency, but there are also obvious differences among provinces and regions. In addition, urbanization, openness and industrial structure have a negative impact on energy efficiency, while marketization has a significant positive impact on energy efficiency. Finally, based on the regional differences, some suggestions were put forward to improve China’s energy utilization efficiency.

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