The impact of public participation in environmental behavior on haze pollution and public health in China

This study extends the STIRPAT model based on Grossman’s health production function and uses Chinese provincial panel data from 2000 to 2017 examine regional differences in impacts of public participation environmental behavior (PPEB), other socioeconomic factors related haze pollution, level (PHL) China. We use four econometric techniques obtain robust results. Overall, results system-GMM indicate that an inverted U-shaped relationship, which has not passed its inflection point, exists between PPEB PHL different regions, urbanization, pollution except eastern region. Both fossil energy consumption population density promote pollution. Income per capita contributes only country as a whole western region, but improves China three regions. There is negative correlation each sample. Medical services are substantially conducive PHL,