An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Atmospheric Environmental Quality and Economic Growth in Shaanxi Province

Abstract

According to the panel data of Shaanxi province from 2005 to 2018, the simultaneous equations were constructed through cubic polynomials to study the relationship between the atmospheric environment and economic growth in Shaanxi. The results show that the relationship between air pollution and GDP per capita in Shaanxi province presents an inverted n-shaped curve, which indicates that the economic growth in Shaanxi province causes the fluctuation of air quality, and reflects the relationship that the air pollution in Shaanxi improves first, then worsens and finally improves further with the economic growth. At the same time, the research results show that adjusting the industrial structure, increasing investment in environmental management, reducing the emission of atmospheric pollutants, and reducing energy consumption can promote the sustainable development of the Shaanxi economy and improve the quality of the atmospheric environment.