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Table 2 Summary of variables for panel tobit model
From: A productivity analysis considering environmental pollution and diseases in China
Variables for panel tobit model | |
|---|---|
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |
 Definition | Foreign direct investment |
 Unit | 100 million yuan |
 Source | China statistical yearbook |
Average years of schooling | |
 Definition | Average years of schooling for age 6+ |
 Unit | Year |
 Source | China statistical yearbook |
Pollution abatement investment | |
 Definition | The amount of pollution abatement investment |
 Unit | 100 million yuan |
 Source | Ministry of environmental protection |
Private medical expenditures | |
 Definition | Private medical expenditures per capita |
 Unit | Yuan |
 Source | China statistical yearbook |
Private medical expenditures with an east regional dummy | |
 Definition | Private medical expenditures per capita with an east regional dummy |
 Unit | Yuan |
 Source | China statistical yearbook |
Dependent variables (results from WRDDM estimation in step 1) | |
 Aggregate productive inefficiency | |
 Inefficiency of labor | |
 Inefficiency of capital | |
 Inefficiency of GRP | |
 Inefficiency of waste gas | |
 Inefficiency of wastewater | |
 Inefficiency of patients | |
 Inefficiency of infectious diseases | |