variable name

variable meaning

calculation method

lngdp

logarithm of the region gdp

take the logarithm of the region gdp

west develop

western development

virtual variable (0,1)

gov

government size

(local finance general budget expenditure/region gdp) × 100

fdi

foreign direct investment

(the actual amount of foreign investment in the year/region gdp) × 100

fai

fixed asset investment

(fixed asset investment/region gdp) × 100

industry

industrialization level

the proportion of the second industry in the region as a percentage of gdp (%)

third industry

industrial structure

the proportion of the tertiary industry in the region as a percentage of gdp (%)

edu

education level

[population in regular higher education institutions/(regional total population at the end of the year × 10000)] × 100

sav

savings rate

(year-end balance of urban and rural residents’ savings/region gdp) × 100