How Tourism Development Affects Carbon Emissions and Ecological Efficiency? The Case of China

Jiaman Li () and Kangyin Dong ()
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Jiaman Li: School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, P. R. China

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2022, vol. 24, issue 04, 1-26

Abstract: This paper aims to determine the dynamic influence of provincial tourism development on carbon emissions and ecological efficiency in China. For this purpose, the paper first develops a new index to evaluate the ecological efficiency and then utilises the SYS-GMM method by using the provincial data during 2004–2017. Besides, we explore the heterogeneous, asymmetric, and mediating impact effect in the tourism–carbon–ecological efficiency nexus. The following findings are highlighted: (1) An inverted U-shaped nexus exists between tourism development and carbon emissions, which confirms the existence of the tourism–environment Kuznets curve; (2) tourism development can promote ecological efficiency, and this positive impact of tourism on the economy is enhanced by the tourism infrastructure; (3) the impact of tourism development on carbon emissions is heterogeneous and asymmetric, while its influence on ecological efficiency is consistent; and (4) investment effect is the significant mediator. This paper puts forward several policy suggestions based on the conclusion.

Keywords: Tourism development; CO2 emissions; ecological efficiency; heterogeneity and asymmetry; mediation impact effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 L83 P28 Q50 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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