Evaluation of the Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on the Unified Economic and Environmental Efficiency of Transportation Infrastructure in China Based on Range-Adjusted Measure Model and Difference in Difference Model
Table 1
Indicators used to assess unified economic and environmental efficiency of transportation infrastructure.
Category
Indicator
Quantized value
Unit
Data source
Input indicators
Capital stock
Capital stock of the transportation industry
RMB 100 million
China Statistical Yearbook
Labor
Number of persons employed in the transportation industry
Persons
China Statistical Yearbook
Energy consumption
Energy consumption in the transportation industry
10,000 t standard coal
China Energy Statistical Yearbook
Output indicators
Desirable output
Gross production of the transportation industry
RMB 100 million
China Statistical Yearbook
Comprehensive converted turnover of the transportation industry
100 million ton kilometer
China Statistical Yearbook
Undesirable output
CO2 mission of the transportation industry
10,000 t
China Energy Statistical Yearbook, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories