Table 1 The definition of variables.
From: Impact of land prices on corporate carbon emission intensity
Variable | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
Dependent var | ||
CEI | Carbon emission intensity | Log(1 + Carbon emission/Value added) |
Explanatory var | ||
Price | Price of land | Log(1 + Total price/ Total land supply) |
Firm controls | ||
Age | Age of firm | Log(1 + Years of operation since the establishment) |
Size | Size of firm | Log(1 + Total asset) |
Lev | Asset-liability ratio | Total asset /Total liability |
Profit | Profitability | Total Profit/Total asset |
Soe | Ownership | SOE = 1, non-SOE = 0 |
Region controls | ||
Gdp | GDP per capita | Log(1 + GDP per capita) |
Growth | Development growth | GDP growth rate |
Structure | Industry structure | Value added in the secondary industry/value added in the tertiary industry |
PopGrowth | Population growth | population growth rate |
Fdi | Foreign direct investment | FDI/ GDP |
FisPressure | Fiscal pressure | General budget expenditure/general budget income |
