Research Article

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.

CategoryIndicatorQuantized valueUnitData source

Input indicatorsCapital stockCapital stock of the transportation industryRMB 100 millionChina Statistical Yearbook
LaborNumber of persons employed in the transportation industryPersonsChina Statistical Yearbook
Energy consumptionEnergy consumption in the transportation industry10,000 t standard coalChina Energy Statistical Yearbook

Output indicatorsDesirable outputGross production of the transportation industryRMB 100 millionChina Statistical Yearbook
Comprehensive converted turnover of the transportation industry100 million ton kilometerChina Statistical Yearbook
Undesirable outputCO2 mission of the transportation industry10,000 tChina Energy Statistical Yearbook, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories