Research Article
Research on the Nonlinear Impact of Environmental Regulation on the Efficiency of China’s Regional Green Economy: Insights from the PSTR Model
Table 2
Calculation results of regional green economy efficiency.
| Region | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Mean |
| Eastern | Beijing | 1.223 | 1.246 | 1.457 | 1.981 | 2.223 | 2.312 | 2.414 | 2.778 | 3.013 | 3.235 | 3.567 | 3.764 | 3.965 | 2.552 | Tianjin | 0.766 | 0.769 | 0.802 | 0.812 | 0.839 | 0.842 | 0.849 | 0.816 | 1.021 | 1.121 | 1.242 | 1.132 | 1.493 | 0.962 | Hebei | 0.312 | 0.354 | 0.379 | 0.599 | 0.727 | 0.833 | 0.867 | 0.878 | 0.898 | 0.909 | 0.919 | 0.922 | 0.937 | 0.733 | Liaoning | 0.365 | 0.366 | 0.387 | 0.396 | 0.425 | 0.456 | 0.464 | 0.478 | 0.494 | 0.549 | 0.675 | 0.783 | 0.829 | 0.513 | Shanghai | 1.131 | 1.156 | 1.190 | 1.424 | 1.541 | 1.765 | 1.989 | 2.156 | 2.345 | 2.657 | 2.768 | 2.987 | 3.543 | 2.050 | Jiangsu | 0.855 | 0.876 | 0.887 | 0.921 | 0.933 | 0.956 | 1.017 | 1.234 | 1.451 | 1.656 | 1.768 | 1.892 | 1.917 | 1.259 | Zhejiang | 0.776 | 0.835 | 0.895 | 0.923 | 0.986 | 1.122 | 1.324 | 1.564 | 1.764 | 1.982 | 2.236 | 2.476 | 2.781 | 1.513 | Fujian | 0.778 | 0.798 | 0.836 | 0.879 | 0.946 | 0.968 | 0.997 | 1.147 | 1.255 | 1.356 | 1.459 | 1.556 | 1.754 | 1.133 | Shandong | 0.769 | 0.783 | 0.798 | 0.816 | 0.838 | 0.892 | 0.916 | 0.934 | 0.967 | 0.981 | 1.065 | 1.097 | 1.121 | 0.921 | Guangdong | 0.903 | 0.927 | 0.987 | 1.033 | 1.139 | 1.232 | 1.333 | 1.437 | 1.449 | 1.478 | 1.504 | 1.558 | 1.663 | 1.280 | Hainan | 0.813 | 0.834 | 0.879 | 0.887 | 0.898 | 0.921 | 0.998 | 1.163 | 1.268 | 1.366 | 1.471 | 1.474 | 1.479 | 1.112 |
| Central | Shanxi | 0.419 | 0.426 | 0.437 | 0.487 | 0.566 | 0.678 | 0.748 | 0.756 | 0.768 | 0.777 | 0.789 | 0.797 | 0.809 | 0.651 | Jilin | 0.515 | 0.536 | 0.567 | 0.589 | 0.651 | 0.683 | 0.761 | 0.782 | 0.865 | 0.967 | 1.157 | 1.272 | 1.477 | 0.832 | Heilongjiang | 0.633 | 0.662 | 0.689 | 0.731 | 0.835 | 0.934 | 0.996 | 1.038 | 1.082 | 1.248 | 1.351 | 1.455 | 1.563 | 1.017 | Anhui | 0.755 | 0.787 | 0.838 | 0.894 | 0.935 | 0.974 | 0.989 | 1.158 | 1.162 | 1.173 | 1.245 | 1.346 | 1.452 | 1.054 | Jiangxi | 0.401 | 0.511 | 0.526 | 0.531 | 0.552 | 0.573 | 0.585 | 0.599 | 0.612 | 0.634 | 0.666 | 0.687 | 0.721 | 0.584 | Henan | 0.566 | 0.578 | 0.598 | 0.615 | 0.629 | 0.649 | 0.676 | 0.723 | 0.725 | 0.728 | 0.786 | 0.867 | 0.943 | 0.699 | Hubei | 0.506 | 0.518 | 0.544 | 0.567 | 0.578 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.583 | 0.589 | 0.597 | 0.599 | 0.605 | 0.614 | 0.588 | Hunan | 0.767 | 0.778 | 0.789 | 0.797 | 0.806 | 0.813 | 0.833 | 0.857 | 0.879 | 0.893 | 0.903 | 0.934 | 0.984 | 0.849 |
| Western | Neimenggu | 0.311 | 0.305 | 0.346 | 0.354 | 0.365 | 0.401 | 0.455 | 0.458 | 0.467 | 0.476 | 0.489 | 0.509 | 0.519 | 0.420 | Guangxi | 0.474 | 0.478 | 0.489 | 0.495 | 0.499 | 0.509 | 0.512 | 0.533 | 0.542 | 0.556 | 0.568 | 0.587 | 0.593 | 0.526 | Chongqing | 0.512 | 0.549 | 0.587 | 0.655 | 0.775 | 0.833 | 0.942 | 1.054 | 1.392 | 1.543 | 1.665 | 1.779 | 1.924 | 1.093 | Sichuan | 0.513 | 0.516 | 0.526 | 0.554 | 0.566 | 0.578 | 0.588 | 0.596 | 0.599 | 0.612 | 0.619 | 0.637 | 0.649 | 0.581 | Guizhou | 0.347 | 0.348 | 0.351 | 0.359 | 0.365 | 0.367 | 0.377 | 0.386 | 0.393 | 0.425 | 0.436 | 0.447 | 0.465 | 0.390 | Yunnan | 0.512 | 0.515 | 0.519 | 0.524 | 0.526 | 0.538 | 0.546 | 0.557 | 0.567 | 0.572 | 0.583 | 0.597 | 0.617 | 0.552 | Shaanxi | 0.687 | 0.693 | 0.703 | 0.726 | 0.732 | 0.778 | 0.792 | 0.828 | 0.844 | 0.857 | 0.879 | 0.894 | 0.923 | 0.795 | Gansu | 0.221 | 0.218 | 0.223 | 0.229 | 0.239 | 0.244 | 0.258 | 0.273 | 0.299 | 0.313 | 0.338 | 0.349 | 0.367 | 0.275 | Qinghai | 0.328 | 0.332 | 0.345 | 0.351 | 0.354 | 0.364 | 0.373 | 0.385 | 0.389 | 0.394 | 0.399 | 0.416 | 0.424 | 0.373 | Ningxia | 0.265 | 0.271 | 0.276 | 0.288 | 0.296 | 0.307 | 0.309 | 0.313 | 0.328 | 0.334 | 0.343 | 0.357 | 0.367 | 0.312 | Xinjiang | 0.378 | 0.389 | 0.394 | 0.399 | 0.403 | 0.424 | 0.425 | 0.427 | 0.436 | 0.446 | 0.458 | 0.461 | 0.473 | 0.424 |
| National mean | 0.593 | 0.612 | 0.641 | 0.694 | 0.739 | 0.790 | 0.830 | 0.896 | 0.962 | 1.028 | 1.098 | 1.155 | 1.246 | 0.868 |
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