Research Article

The Influence Study on Environmental Regulation and Green Total Factor Productivity of China’s Manufacturing Industry

Table 5

Explanatory variable selection and definitions.

VariableAbbreviationIndex definition

Scale structureSSThe total output value of state holding industrial enterprises above the designated size/total output value of industrial enterprises above the designated size
Foreign direct investmentFDITotal output value of foreign-funded and HK/Macao/Taiwan-funded industrial enterprises above the designated size/total industrial output value of industrial enterprises above the designated size
Capital perCPTotal assets of the industry/year-end number of persons employed in the industry
Energy structureESPower consumption/total energy consumption in each industry