The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities
This study investigates the nonlinear effects of air pollution on urban entertainment consumption by analyzing daily PM<sub>10</sub> levels and movie box office data across 334 Chinese cities from 2012 to 2022, resulting in a total of 1,250,339 observations. Utilizing a two-way fixed eff...
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| description | This study investigates the nonlinear effects of air pollution on urban entertainment consumption by analyzing daily PM<sub>10</sub> levels and movie box office data across 334 Chinese cities from 2012 to 2022, resulting in a total of 1,250,339 observations. Utilizing a two-way fixed effects model and threshold regression framework, we identify three key findings: (1) elevated PM<sub>10</sub> concentrations significantly reduce movie attendance, with a 1-unit increase decreasing consumption by 0.0797 units; (2) the inhibitory effect intensifies during weekends and holidays, reflecting heightened sensitivity to pollution during leisure periods; (3) threshold effects emerge, where PM<sub>10</sub> exceeding 0.0229 μg/m<sup>3</sup> triggers a sharp decline in attendance, while temperature moderates this relationship, amplifying pollution’s negative impact. By integrating meteorological, environmental, and socioeconomic datasets, this research reveals substitution patterns between digital and offline entertainment under pollution stress. The results underscore the necessity for region-specific pollution mitigation strategies, cinema infrastructure upgrades, and dynamic pricing policies to counteract environmental disruptions. These insights advance the interdisciplinary nexus of environmental economics and cultural consumption, offering actionable pathways for sustainable urban development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5cd3e4600674dfd883645c2bc8853b62025-07-25T13:20:30ZengMDPI AGEconomies2227-70992025-07-0113719810.3390/economies13070198The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese CitiesWei Ma0Zhaolei Liu1Yuning Gao2School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaSchool of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaThis study investigates the nonlinear effects of air pollution on urban entertainment consumption by analyzing daily PM<sub>10</sub> levels and movie box office data across 334 Chinese cities from 2012 to 2022, resulting in a total of 1,250,339 observations. Utilizing a two-way fixed effects model and threshold regression framework, we identify three key findings: (1) elevated PM<sub>10</sub> concentrations significantly reduce movie attendance, with a 1-unit increase decreasing consumption by 0.0797 units; (2) the inhibitory effect intensifies during weekends and holidays, reflecting heightened sensitivity to pollution during leisure periods; (3) threshold effects emerge, where PM<sub>10</sub> exceeding 0.0229 μg/m<sup>3</sup> triggers a sharp decline in attendance, while temperature moderates this relationship, amplifying pollution’s negative impact. By integrating meteorological, environmental, and socioeconomic datasets, this research reveals substitution patterns between digital and offline entertainment under pollution stress. The results underscore the necessity for region-specific pollution mitigation strategies, cinema infrastructure upgrades, and dynamic pricing policies to counteract environmental disruptions. These insights advance the interdisciplinary nexus of environmental economics and cultural consumption, offering actionable pathways for sustainable urban development.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/13/7/198cultural consumptionclimate interactionthreshold modelurban sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Wei Ma Zhaolei Liu Yuning Gao The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities Economies cultural consumption climate interaction threshold model urban sustainability |
| title | The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities |
| title_full | The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities |
| title_short | The Role of Air Pollution in Shaping Urban Cultural Consumption: An Empirical Investigation of PM<sub>10</sub> and Movie Consumption in Chinese Cities |
| title_sort | role of air pollution in shaping urban cultural consumption an empirical investigation of pm sub 10 sub and movie consumption in chinese cities |
| topic | cultural consumption climate interaction threshold model urban sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/13/7/198 |
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