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The Mediating Role of Public Health between Environmental Policy Tools and Economic Development

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  • Hui Xu

    (Dong Fureng Institute of Economic and Social Development, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Wei Pan

    (School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China)

  • Meng Xin

    (School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Cheng Hu

    (School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Wu-Lin Pan

    (School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Wan-Qiang Dai

    (School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Ge Huang

    (School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

Abstract

Environmental pollution damages public health and affects economic development. Environmental regulation is the main way for the government to solve environmental pollution. So what type of environmental regulation works better for public health and economic development? Can environmental regulation have an influence on economic development through public health? To solve these problems, this research uses China’s provincial panel data from 2013 to 2017 to divide environmental regulation into command-control policy tools and economic incentive policy tools and uses the mediating effect model to examine the relationship among environmental regulation, public health and economic development. The results show that: (1) There is a positive correlation between economic incentive policy tools and economic development; while no significant relationship between command-control policy tools and economic development is founded; (2) The relationship between command-control policy tools and public health is not significant, while the relationship between economic incentive policy tools and public health is positive; (3) Public health does not play a mediating role between command-control policy tools and economic development but plays a partial mediating role between economic incentive policy tools and economic development. Therefore, the government should strengthen the use of economic incentive policy tools to promote public health and sustainable economic development.

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  • Hui Xu & Wei Pan & Meng Xin & Cheng Hu & Wu-Lin Pan & Wan-Qiang Dai & Ge Huang, 2022. "The Mediating Role of Public Health between Environmental Policy Tools and Economic Development," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:835-:d:732113
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    1. Liwei Tang & Ke Li & Pinrong Jia, 2020. "Impact of Environmental Regulations on Environmental Quality and Public Health in China: Empirical Analysis with Panel Data Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, January.
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