Table 1.

Variable definitions

VariableDefinitionSource
CICarbon Intensity (ratio of total CO2 emissions to GDP, kg per constant 2015 US$)EIA, WDI
OFDIChina’s outward FDI stock in ASEAN countries (millions of US dollars)Statistical Bulletin of China’s OFDI
ISIndustrial structure (the share of the tertiary industry sector in GDP)WDI
ELEconomic development (GDP per capita constant 2015 US$)WDI
OPENTrade openness (imports and exports of goods and services, % of GDP)WDI
URUrbanization (ratio of urban population to total population)WDI
ECEnergy consumption (quad Btu per million people)EIA, WDI
POPTotal population (million people)WDI
Notes:

WDI = World Development Indicators (available at: https://data.worldbank.org); Statistical Bulletin of China’s OFDI (available at: http://hzs.mofcom.gov.cn/)

Source: Authors’ own work

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