Estimation results
| Variable | Coefficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Standard error) | |||
| Outputs | |||
| SALIC | −0.17395 | −0.28888 | −0.24108 |
| (0.0137)** | (0.0247)** | (0.0205)** | |
| SO2 | 0.01217 | 0.02058 | 0.02410 |
| (0.0042)** | (0.0070)** | (0.0055)** | |
| CO2 | 0.08624 | 0.19067 | 0.17353 |
| (0.0076)** | (0.0115)** | (0.0084)** | |
| NOX | −0.01963 | −0.03015 | −0.01815 |
| (0.0053)** | (0.0089)** | (0.0071)** | |
| −0.00204 | −0.00867 | −0.01336 | |
| (0.0041) | (0.0068) | (0.0054)** | |
| 0.21482 | 0.24697 | 0.07436 | |
| (0.0203)** | (0.0235)** | (0.01284)** | |
| 0.00130 | −0.00885 | −0.01441 | |
| (0.0047) | (0.0079) | (0.0063)** | |
| SALR × SALIC | −0.13293 | −0.13108 | −0.04378 |
| (0.0143)** | (0.0283)** | (0.0249)* | |
| SALIC × SO2 | 0.02414 | 0.03557 | 0.02678 |
| (0.0074)** | (0.0127)** | (0.0104)** | |
| SALIC × CO2 | −0.01422 | −0.01168 | −0.00274 |
| (0.0125) | (0.0189) | (0.0143) | |
| SALIC × NOX | 0.01536 | 0.02051 | 0.01526 |
| (0.0073)** | (0.0128) | (0.0109) | |
| SO2 × CO2 | −0.02352 | −0.02773 | −0.00232 |
| (0.0077)** | (0.0096)** | (0.0056) | |
| SO2 × NOX | −0.00361 | −0.00484 | −0.00402 |
| (0.0048) | (0.0080) | (0.0063) | |
| CO2 × NOX | −0.01630 | −0.01573 | 0.00267 |
| (0.0094)* | (0.0118) | (0.0078) | |
| Inputs | |||
| FUEL | −0.03130 | −0.07959 | −0.08270 |
| (0.0082)** | (0.0133)** | (0.0102)** | |
| LABOR | −0.01391 | −0.02657 | −0.02402 |
| (0.0041)** | (0.0069)** | (0.0055)** | |
| CAPITAL | 0.00895 | 0.01799 | 0.01385 |
| (0.0039)** | (0.0066)** | (0.0052)** | |
| KSO2 | 0.01629 | 0.01393 | 0.00346 |
| (0.0102) | (0.0171) | (0.0136) | |
| KNOX | −0.00563 | −0.00888 | −0.00108 |
| (0.0042) | (0.0070) | (0.0056) | |
| KTSP | 0.05820 | 0.10042 | 0.06261 |
| (0.0259)** | (0.0438)** | (0.0355)* | |
| FUEL2 | 0.08597 | 0.11243 | 0.05370 |
| (0.0150)** | (0.0227)** | (0.0165)** | |
| LABOR2 | −0.00172 | 0.00170 | 0.00230 |
| (0.0031) | (0.0054) | (0.0043) | |
| CAPITAL2 | −0.00723 | −0.02098 | −0.01951 |
| (0.0040)* | (0.0068)** | (0.0054)** | |
| (KSO2)2 | −0.00707 | −0.01450 | −0.01518 |
| (0.0064) | (0.0108) | (0.0086)* | |
| KNOX2 | 0.02496 | 0.04114 | 0.02792 |
| (0.0045)** | (0.0076)** | (0.0060)** | |
| KTSP2 | −0.01195 | −0.01731 | −0.01179 |
| (0.0093) | (0.0156) | (0.0124) | |
| FUEL × LABOR | 0.01077 | 0.01459 | 0.00289 |
| (0.0055)* | (0.0082)* | (0.0058) | |
| FUEL × CAPITAL | 0.03782 | 0.04417 | 0.02509 |
| (0.0063)** | (0.0089)** | (0.0063)** | |
| FUEL × KSO2 | 0.02933 | 0.03543 | 0.01712 |
| (0.0079)** | (0.0125)** | (0.0090)* | |
| FUEL × KNOX | 0.01737 | 0.02196 | 0.00102 |
| (0.0078)** | (0.0112)** | (0.0074) | |
| FUEL × KTSP | 0.02974 | 0.02598 | 0.00303 |
| (0.0084)** | (0.0138)* | (0.0106) | |
| LABOR × CAPITAL | 0.00024 | −0.00641 | −0.01090 |
| (0.0029) | (0.0049) | (0.0039)** | |
| LABOR × KSO2 | 0.02324 | 0.03663 | 0.02089 |
| (0.0040)** | (0.0066)** | (0.0053)** | |
| LABOR × KNOX | 0.00027 | 0.00236 | 0.00217 |
| (0.0020) | (0.0035) | (0.0029) | |
| LABOR × KTSP | 0.01078 | 0.00938 | 0.00191 |
| (0.0027)** | (0.0046)** | (0.0037) | |
| CAPITAL × KSO2 | 0.00838 | 0.01419 | 0.01436 |
| (0.0035)** | (0.0059)** | (0.0047)** | |
| CAPITAL × KNOX | −0.00671 | −0.01021 | −0.00505 |
| (0.0027)** | (0.0046)** | (0.0037) | |
| CAPITAL × KTSP | 0.00210 | −0.00110 | −0.00065 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0060) | (0.0048) | |
| KNOX × KTSP | 0.00844 | 0.01349 | 0.00285 |
| (0.0047)* | (0.0082)* | (0.0067) | |
| KNOX × KSO2 | −0.01303 | −0.02053 | −0.01567 |
| (0.0023)** | (0.0039)** | (0.0032)** | |
| KTSP × KSO2 | −0.00039 | 0.00470 | 0.00877 |
| (0.0045) | (0.0074) | (0.0059) | |
| Interaction terms among inputs and outputs | |||
| FUEL × SALIC | −0.01399 | 0.00513 | 0.00193 |
| (0.0141) | (0.0214) | (0.0154) | |
| FUEL × SO2 | 0.03721 | 0.06938 | 0.05167 |
| (0.0098)** | (0.0144)** | (0.0098)** | |
| FUEL × CO2 | −0.16882 | −0.24292 | −0.12721 |
| (0.0157)** | (0.0207)** | (0.01313)** | |
| FUEL × NOX | 0.01857 | 0.03780 | 0.02536 |
| (0.0129) | (0.0183)** | (0.0123)** | |
| LABOR × SALIC | 0.00786 | 0.01629 | 0.01560 |
| (0.0056) | (0.0096)* | (0.0079)* | |
| LABOR × SO2 | −0.00364 | −0.01315 | −0.01623 |
| (0.0029) | (0.0049)** | (0.0039)** | |
| LABOR × CO2 | −0.00923 | −0.00173 | 0.01360 |
| (0.0059) | (0.0083) | (0.0058)** | |
| LABOR × NOX | −0.00320 | −0.00412 | −0.00142 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0061) | (0.0049) | |
| CAPITAL × SALIC | −0.02481 | 0.00539 | −0.04658 |
| (0.0048)** | (0.0081)** | (0.0066)** | |
| CAPITAL × SO2 | −0.00481 | −0.00929 | −0.01209 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0060) | (0.0048)** | |
| CAPITAL × CO2 | −0.01031 | 0.00061 | 0.00669 |
| (0.0052)** | (0.0075) | (0.0057) | |
| CAPITAL × NOX | −0.00372 | 0.00368 | 0.00742 |
| (0.0038) | (0.0064) | (0.0050) | |
| KSO2 × SALIC | −0.04275 | −0.04927 | −0.02403 |
| (0.0086)** | (0.0147)** | (0.0123)** | |
| KSO2 × SO2 | −0.00105 | −0.00229 | −0.00256 |
| (0.0022) | (0.0037) | (0.0030) | |
| KSO2 × CO2 | −0.01287 | −0.00954 | 0.00213 |
| (0.0056)** | (0.0074) | (0.0045) | |
| KSO2 × NOX | −0.00302 | −0.00705 | −0.00840 |
| (0.0030) | (0.0051) | (0.0041)** | |
| KNOX × SALIC | 0.00525 | 0.00536 | 0.00525 |
| (0.0047) | (0.0084) | (0.0070) | |
| KNOX × SO2 | 0.00544 | 0.00766 | 0.00272 |
| (0.0032)* | (0.0054) | (0.0043) | |
| KNOX × CO2 | −0.02991 | −0.03509 | −0.00986 |
| (0.0065)** | (0.0084)** | (0.0054)* | |
| KNOX × NOX | 0.00650 | 0.00353 | −0.00056 |
| (0.0032)** | (0.0054) | (0.0044) | |
| KTSP × SALIC | 0.00033 | −0.02045 | −0.00938 |
| (0.0131) | (0.0226) | (0.0190) | |
| KTSP × SO2 | −0.00770 | 0.00395 | 0.01697 |
| (0.0061) | (0.0100) | (0.0075)** | |
| KTSP × CO2 | −0.00842 | −0.01448 | −0.01381 |
| (0.0062) | (0.0096) | (0.0072)* | |
| KTSP × NOX | −0.00205 | −0.00150 | 0.00037 |
| (0.0037) | (0.0064) | (0.0051) | |
| Time | |||
| TIME | 0.00577 | 0.01021 | 0.00814 |
| (0.0003)** | (0.0006)** | (0.0005)** | |
| Industry restructuring | |||
| RE | −0.01535 | −0.02371 | −0.01987 |
| (0.0043)** | (0.0072)** | (0.0058)** | |
| RE × KNOX | −0.00933 | −0.01998 | −0.01660 |
| (0.0040)** | (0.0067)** | (0.0053)** | |
| RE × KTSP | 0.00567 | 0.01442 | 0.01470 |
| (0.0051) | (0.0086)* | (0.0069)** | |
| RE × KSO2 | 0.00798 | 0.02110 | 0.01868 |
| (0.0045)* | (0.0074)** | (0.0059)** | |
| Variable | Coefficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Standard error) | |||
| SALIC | −0.17395 | −0.28888 | −0.24108 |
| (0.0137)** | (0.0247)** | (0.0205)** | |
| SO2 | 0.01217 | 0.02058 | 0.02410 |
| (0.0042)** | (0.0070)** | (0.0055)** | |
| CO2 | 0.08624 | 0.19067 | 0.17353 |
| (0.0076)** | (0.0115)** | (0.0084)** | |
| NOX | −0.01963 | −0.03015 | −0.01815 |
| (0.0053)** | (0.0089)** | (0.0071)** | |
| −0.00204 | −0.00867 | −0.01336 | |
| (0.0041) | (0.0068) | (0.0054)** | |
| 0.21482 | 0.24697 | 0.07436 | |
| (0.0203)** | (0.0235)** | (0.01284)** | |
| 0.00130 | −0.00885 | −0.01441 | |
| (0.0047) | (0.0079) | (0.0063)** | |
| SALR × SALIC | −0.13293 | −0.13108 | −0.04378 |
| (0.0143)** | (0.0283)** | (0.0249)* | |
| SALIC × SO2 | 0.02414 | 0.03557 | 0.02678 |
| (0.0074)** | (0.0127)** | (0.0104)** | |
| SALIC × CO2 | −0.01422 | −0.01168 | −0.00274 |
| (0.0125) | (0.0189) | (0.0143) | |
| SALIC × NOX | 0.01536 | 0.02051 | 0.01526 |
| (0.0073)** | (0.0128) | (0.0109) | |
| SO2 × CO2 | −0.02352 | −0.02773 | −0.00232 |
| (0.0077)** | (0.0096)** | (0.0056) | |
| SO2 × NOX | −0.00361 | −0.00484 | −0.00402 |
| (0.0048) | (0.0080) | (0.0063) | |
| CO2 × NOX | −0.01630 | −0.01573 | 0.00267 |
| (0.0094)* | (0.0118) | (0.0078) | |
| FUEL | −0.03130 | −0.07959 | −0.08270 |
| (0.0082)** | (0.0133)** | (0.0102)** | |
| LABOR | −0.01391 | −0.02657 | −0.02402 |
| (0.0041)** | (0.0069)** | (0.0055)** | |
| CAPITAL | 0.00895 | 0.01799 | 0.01385 |
| (0.0039)** | (0.0066)** | (0.0052)** | |
| KSO2 | 0.01629 | 0.01393 | 0.00346 |
| (0.0102) | (0.0171) | (0.0136) | |
| KNOX | −0.00563 | −0.00888 | −0.00108 |
| (0.0042) | (0.0070) | (0.0056) | |
| KTSP | 0.05820 | 0.10042 | 0.06261 |
| (0.0259)** | (0.0438)** | (0.0355)* | |
| FUEL2 | 0.08597 | 0.11243 | 0.05370 |
| (0.0150)** | (0.0227)** | (0.0165)** | |
| LABOR2 | −0.00172 | 0.00170 | 0.00230 |
| (0.0031) | (0.0054) | (0.0043) | |
| CAPITAL2 | −0.00723 | −0.02098 | −0.01951 |
| (0.0040)* | (0.0068)** | (0.0054)** | |
| (KSO2)2 | −0.00707 | −0.01450 | −0.01518 |
| (0.0064) | (0.0108) | (0.0086)* | |
| KNOX2 | 0.02496 | 0.04114 | 0.02792 |
| (0.0045)** | (0.0076)** | (0.0060)** | |
| KTSP2 | −0.01195 | −0.01731 | −0.01179 |
| (0.0093) | (0.0156) | (0.0124) | |
| FUEL × LABOR | 0.01077 | 0.01459 | 0.00289 |
| (0.0055)* | (0.0082)* | (0.0058) | |
| FUEL × CAPITAL | 0.03782 | 0.04417 | 0.02509 |
| (0.0063)** | (0.0089)** | (0.0063)** | |
| FUEL × KSO2 | 0.02933 | 0.03543 | 0.01712 |
| (0.0079)** | (0.0125)** | (0.0090)* | |
| FUEL × KNOX | 0.01737 | 0.02196 | 0.00102 |
| (0.0078)** | (0.0112)** | (0.0074) | |
| FUEL × KTSP | 0.02974 | 0.02598 | 0.00303 |
| (0.0084)** | (0.0138)* | (0.0106) | |
| LABOR × CAPITAL | 0.00024 | −0.00641 | −0.01090 |
| (0.0029) | (0.0049) | (0.0039)** | |
| LABOR × KSO2 | 0.02324 | 0.03663 | 0.02089 |
| (0.0040)** | (0.0066)** | (0.0053)** | |
| LABOR × KNOX | 0.00027 | 0.00236 | 0.00217 |
| (0.0020) | (0.0035) | (0.0029) | |
| LABOR × KTSP | 0.01078 | 0.00938 | 0.00191 |
| (0.0027)** | (0.0046)** | (0.0037) | |
| CAPITAL × KSO2 | 0.00838 | 0.01419 | 0.01436 |
| (0.0035)** | (0.0059)** | (0.0047)** | |
| CAPITAL × KNOX | −0.00671 | −0.01021 | −0.00505 |
| (0.0027)** | (0.0046)** | (0.0037) | |
| CAPITAL × KTSP | 0.00210 | −0.00110 | −0.00065 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0060) | (0.0048) | |
| KNOX × KTSP | 0.00844 | 0.01349 | 0.00285 |
| (0.0047)* | (0.0082)* | (0.0067) | |
| KNOX × KSO2 | −0.01303 | −0.02053 | −0.01567 |
| (0.0023)** | (0.0039)** | (0.0032)** | |
| KTSP × KSO2 | −0.00039 | 0.00470 | 0.00877 |
| (0.0045) | (0.0074) | (0.0059) | |
| FUEL × SALIC | −0.01399 | 0.00513 | 0.00193 |
| (0.0141) | (0.0214) | (0.0154) | |
| FUEL × SO2 | 0.03721 | 0.06938 | 0.05167 |
| (0.0098)** | (0.0144)** | (0.0098)** | |
| FUEL × CO2 | −0.16882 | −0.24292 | −0.12721 |
| (0.0157)** | (0.0207)** | (0.01313)** | |
| FUEL × NOX | 0.01857 | 0.03780 | 0.02536 |
| (0.0129) | (0.0183)** | (0.0123)** | |
| LABOR × SALIC | 0.00786 | 0.01629 | 0.01560 |
| (0.0056) | (0.0096)* | (0.0079)* | |
| LABOR × SO2 | −0.00364 | −0.01315 | −0.01623 |
| (0.0029) | (0.0049)** | (0.0039)** | |
| LABOR × CO2 | −0.00923 | −0.00173 | 0.01360 |
| (0.0059) | (0.0083) | (0.0058)** | |
| LABOR × NOX | −0.00320 | −0.00412 | −0.00142 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0061) | (0.0049) | |
| CAPITAL × SALIC | −0.02481 | 0.00539 | −0.04658 |
| (0.0048)** | (0.0081)** | (0.0066)** | |
| CAPITAL × SO2 | −0.00481 | −0.00929 | −0.01209 |
| (0.0036) | (0.0060) | (0.0048)** | |
| CAPITAL × CO2 | −0.01031 | 0.00061 | 0.00669 |
| (0.0052)** | (0.0075) | (0.0057) | |
| CAPITAL × NOX | −0.00372 | 0.00368 | 0.00742 |
| (0.0038) | (0.0064) | (0.0050) | |
| KSO2 × SALIC | −0.04275 | −0.04927 | −0.02403 |
| (0.0086)** | (0.0147)** | (0.0123)** | |
| KSO2 × SO2 | −0.00105 | −0.00229 | −0.00256 |
| (0.0022) | (0.0037) | (0.0030) | |
| KSO2 × CO2 | −0.01287 | −0.00954 | 0.00213 |
| (0.0056)** | (0.0074) | (0.0045) | |
| KSO2 × NOX | −0.00302 | −0.00705 | −0.00840 |
| (0.0030) | (0.0051) | (0.0041)** | |
| KNOX × SALIC | 0.00525 | 0.00536 | 0.00525 |
| (0.0047) | (0.0084) | (0.0070) | |
| KNOX × SO2 | 0.00544 | 0.00766 | 0.00272 |
| (0.0032)* | (0.0054) | (0.0043) | |
| KNOX × CO2 | −0.02991 | −0.03509 | −0.00986 |
| (0.0065)** | (0.0084)** | (0.0054)* | |
| KNOX × NOX | 0.00650 | 0.00353 | −0.00056 |
| (0.0032)** | (0.0054) | (0.0044) | |
| KTSP × SALIC | 0.00033 | −0.02045 | −0.00938 |
| (0.0131) | (0.0226) | (0.0190) | |
| KTSP × SO2 | −0.00770 | 0.00395 | 0.01697 |
| (0.0061) | (0.0100) | (0.0075)** | |
| KTSP × CO2 | −0.00842 | −0.01448 | −0.01381 |
| (0.0062) | (0.0096) | (0.0072)* | |
| KTSP × NOX | −0.00205 | −0.00150 | 0.00037 |
| (0.0037) | (0.0064) | (0.0051) | |
| TIME | 0.00577 | 0.01021 | 0.00814 |
| (0.0003)** | (0.0006)** | (0.0005)** | |
| RE | −0.01535 | −0.02371 | −0.01987 |
| (0.0043)** | (0.0072)** | (0.0058)** | |
| RE × KNOX | −0.00933 | −0.01998 | −0.01660 |
| (0.0040)** | (0.0067)** | (0.0053)** | |
| RE × KTSP | 0.00567 | 0.01442 | 0.01470 |
| (0.0051) | (0.0086)* | (0.0069)** | |
| RE × KSO2 | 0.00798 | 0.02110 | 0.01868 |
| (0.0045)* | (0.0074)** | (0.0059)** | |
Note(s): Estimated utility dummies are not reported in this table
** (*) denotes significance at the 0.05 (0.10) level
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