Haiyang Kaifa yu guanli (Dec 2023)
Impact of Aquatic Products Trade on Green Total Factor Productivity of China's Marine Economy from the Perspective of Environmental Regulation
Abstract
Based on the panel data of 11 coastal Provinces (Autonomous Region, Municipalities) of China from 2006 to 2016, this paper estimated the green total factor productivity of China's marine economy, and used the mediation effect model to investigate the influence mechanism of aquatic product trade and environmental regulation on green total factor productivity of marine economy. The results showed that at the overall level, the aquatic products trade had a significant direct promoting effect on the green total factor productivity of China's marine economy, and the mediation effect of environmental regulation on the green total factor productivity of marine economy was significant. In terms of trade mode, the mediation effect of environmental regulation had a positive impact on the green total factor productivity of marine economy, but it did not offset the inhibitory effect of aquatic product export trade, while aquatic product import trade could significantly promote the improvement of the green total factor productivity of marine economy. At the regional level, the promoting effect of aquatic product trade on the green total factor productivity of marine economy in northern coastal areas was higher than that in southern. The trade of aquatic products in northern coastal areas played a promoting role in environmental regulation, while the opposite was true in southern.
