Variable

Definition

Year

Observations

Mean

SD

RGDP

Per capital GDP (Yuan)

2000

34

16104.62

8907.92

2013

34

64614.51

29586.4

HJPOP

Year-end total population (10,000 persons)

2000

34

636.0815

525.102

2013

34

746.9382

557.532

CZPOP

Resident population (10,000 persons)

2000

34

716.1327

499.025

2013

34

904.0729

601.450

BT

-

2000

34

32.69207

13.8460

2013

34

404.0803

206.757

capital

The ratio of total fixed assets investment to GDP (%)

2000

34

29.01622

11.5080

2013

34

70.80556

25.4970

labor

The ratio of the number of employment to the total population at the end of the year (%)

2000

34

22.41057

15.9159

2013

34

30.18132

23.9617

edu

The ratio of the sum of science and technology expenditure and educational expenditure to the local public expenditure (%)

2000

34

12.16245

4.79237

2013

34

19.23094

3.04394

infras

Road area per capita (m²)

2000

34

5.888235

2.65636

2013

34

14.48676

5.91455

trans

The freight capacity of highways, waterways, airways and ordinary railways (10,000 t)

2000

34

12716.09

10126.8

2013

34

32087.97

22424.8

industry

The ratio of second industrial value to GDP (%)

2000

34

45.74412

5.42560

2013

34

45.49529

7.68960

ur

The ratio of non agricultural population to the total population at the end of the year (%)

2000

34

0.4693425

0.155322

region

Dummy Variable: 1 = located in the eastern and central regions, 0 = located in the western regions

-

34

0.5588235

0.503995