The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Regional Economic Growth: a Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

The research period of this paper was 2014-2021 and 11 provinces (municipalities) in the Yangtze River Economic Belt were taken as the sample. Data were obtained from the China Statistical Yearbook, China Statistical Yearbook on Environment, China Environmental Yearbook, China Social Statistical Yearbook, China Population and Employment Statistical Yearbook, and the Statistical Yearbooks of 11 provinces（municipalities）. For missing data, we estimated values according to the proportion.