Table 2 Measurement Indicator System for China’s CEE.
Variables | Variable Definition | Data sources | |
|---|---|---|---|
Inputs | Labour inputs | Total number of persons in social sector employment | China Urban Statistical Yearbook |
Capital inputs | \(\hbox {K}_{it}=\hbox {K}_{it-1}\left(1-\delta_{it}\right)+\hbox {I}_{it}\) (5) | China Urban Statistical Yearbook | |
Energy inputs | Annual electricity consumption | China Urban Statistical Yearbook | |
Desired outputs | GDP | Adjusted real GDP using 2003 as base period | China Statistical Yearbook |
Undesired outputs | CO2 | Summed from county data | Carbon Emission Accounts & Datasets |
