Table 2 Input and Output Indicators for Measuring Green Total Factor Productivity.

From: Green taxation, regional green development and innovation: Mechanisms of influence and policy optimization

Category

Variable

Indicator Description

Data Source

Input

Energy Consumption

10,000 tons of standard coal

China Statistical Yearbook, Provincial Statistical Bulletins, China City Statistical Yearbook, China Energy Yearbook, China Environment Yearbook

Fixed Assets (Perpetual Inventory Method)

Net fixed assets

Number of Employees

Number of employees in urban units at year-end

Output

Expected Output

GDP

GDP Increment Value

Unintended Output

Industrial Sulfur Dioxide

Emission Volume

Industrial Wastewater

Industrial Particulate Matter