The Effectiveness of Environmental Regulation on Manufacturing Productivity in Jiangsu Province

Abstract:

The impacts of environment regulation on production efficiency of manufacturing industry in Jiangsu province are analyzed based on DEA model. Results indicate that environment regulation has a positive impact for the whole manufacturing industry, but complex effects among the different cities. Nanjing, Lian Yungang and Taizhou enter the efficiency frontier when regulation is implemented; while the manufacturing industry of Huai’an and Zhenjiang drop in the technical efficiency. Finally this paper offers relative suggestions.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 472-475)
• Pages: 3286-3291
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.472-475.3286
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Dan Yun Shen, Hui Ming Zhang
• Keywords: DEA Model, Environment Regulation, Manufacturing, Productivity

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