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The Relationship between Economic Growth and Air Pollution—A Regional Comparison between China and South Korea

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ID15501009
AuthorsMin Jiang (0000-0003-1905-2284, Seoul National University), Euijune Kim (0000-0003-4354-5150, Seoul National University, corresponding author), Youngjin Woo (0000-0001-8518-6470, Seoul National University)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue8
Pages2761-2761
Publication date2020-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17082761
PMID32316262
OpenAlexW3016494097
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited24

This paper analyzes the interaction between regional economic growth and air pollution in China and Korea. The relationship between gross regional product per capita and industrial emission of sulfur dioxide emission is examined at the regional level using simultaneous equation models covering 286 cities in China and 228 cities and counties in South Korea of the period 2006-2016. The results find that regional differences existed in the relationship between air pollution and economic growth in two countries. In both countries, an inverted U-shaped pattern was found in metropolitan areas while a U-shaped pattern of non-metropolitan areas. Although the emissions of pollutants in metropolitan areas of both countries have shown a downward trend in recent years, there is still a large gap between the overall emission levels of China and South Korea. Moreover, the level of pollutant emissions of China's metropolitan areas is much higher than in non-metropolitan areas, while the opposite result has occurred in Korea. In China, there was an inverted U-shaped relationship of the eastern and northwest region, while U-shaped relationships existed in the southwest, central and northeast regions

Air pollution · Biology · China · Economic geography · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Medicine · Ecology · Pollution

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