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- Title
Labor agglomeration and urban air pollution: research on labor force based on skill heterogeneity in China.
- Authors
Li, Jing; Xu, Wenlu
- Abstract
Labor agglomeration with heterogeneous skills has different effects on urban air pollution. Based on the panel data of 263 prefecture level cities in China from 2006 to 2019, this paper constructs a Spatial Durbin Model to explore the impact of skill heterogeneous labor agglomeration and the interaction between skill heterogeneous labor agglomeration on urban air pollution. The results show that there is a positive U-shaped relationship between high-skilled labor agglomeration, low-skilled labor agglomeration, and urban air pollution. From the perspective of restraining urban air pollution, high-skilled labor agglomeration is stronger than low-skilled labor agglomeration. Under the influence of high skilled labor agglomeration, the inhibitory effect of low-skilled labor agglomeration on urban air pollution is enhanced. High-skilled labor agglomeration and low-skilled labor agglomeration reduce the degree of urban air pollution by promoting the improvement of urban innovation level. Based on this, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions, such as further promoting urban labor agglomeration, formulating reasonable urban population management policies, strengthening labor exchange and learning, and carrying out labor knowledge and skills training.
- Subjects
CHINA; LABOR supply; SEMISKILLED labor; SKILLED labor; CITY dwellers; AIR pollution; PANEL analysis; URBAN pollution
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 25, p38212
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-022-18602-7