The Efficiency of China’s Hub Economy and Its Influencing Factors: A Two-Stage Analysis Based on the Super SBM-Malmquist-Tobit Model
Table 3
Mean values and rankings of the TE, PTE, and SE of the hub economy in each region from 2012 to 2021.
Regions
TE
PTE
SE
2020
2021
Mean
Ranking
2020
2021
Mean
Ranking
2020
2021
Mean
Ranking
Beijing
1.164
1.209
1.130
4
1.172
1.224
1.137
7
0.993
0.988
0.994
3
Tianjin
0.659
0.694
1.002
9
1.041
1.030
1.161
5
0.633
0.674
0.859
20
Hebei
1.003
0.396
0.605
14
1.009
1.019
0.790
16
0.994
0.389
0.816
22
Shanxi
0.061
0.049
0.052
29
0.070
0.051
0.151
26
0.869
0.965
0.810
23
Inner Mongolia
0.015
0.152
0.054
28
0.017
0.161
0.057
30
0.842
0.942
0.952
13
Liaoning
1.243
1.184
1.106
5
1.269
1.238
1.131
8
0.979
0.956
0.979
7
Jilin
0.220
0.220
0.248
21
0.275
0.277
0.299
23
0.799
0.795
0.829
21
Heilongjiang
0.029
0.027
0.099
26
0.033
0.030
0.109
28
0.889
0.898
0.911
15
Shanghai
1.603
1.478
1.487
1
1.635
1.524
1.529
1
0.980
0.970
0.972
8
Jiangsu
1.258
1.314
1.207
2
1.265
1.318
1.211
4
0.994
0.997
0.997
2
Zhejiang
1.043
1.024
1.003
8
1.045
1.030
1.006
11
0.999
0.995
0.997
1
Anhui
1.139
1.108
1.131
3
1.140
1.130
1.138
6
0.999
0.980
0.994
4
Fujian
1.005
1.017
0.701
11
1.010
1.017
0.727
18
0.994
1.000
0.959
11
Jiangxi
1.068
1.062
0.980
10
1.072
1.067
1.000
12
0.996
0.995
0.969
10
Shandong
0.564
0.669
0.661
13
0.569
0.672
0.668
19
0.991
0.995
0.989
6
Henan
0.223
0.230
0.378
17
1.000
1.020
1.019
10
0.223
0.226
0.370
28
Hubei
0.397
0.448
0.594
15
0.428
0.458
0.728
17
0.926
0.978
0.862
19
Hunan
1.036
1.041
1.051
7
1.052
1.045
1.057
9
0.985
0.997
0.993
5
Guangdong
1.060
1.055
1.088
6
1.437
1.361
1.367
2
0.738
0.775
0.800
24
Guangxi
0.403
0.344
0.214
23
0.434
0.386
0.236
25
0.930
0.893
0.910
16
Hainan
0.256
1.125
0.315
20
1.024
1.151
0.665
20
0.250
0.978
0.489
27
Chongqing
0.398
0.415
0.366
18
0.435
0.442
0.390
21
0.916
0.940
0.940
14
Sichuan
0.296
0.286
0.247
22
0.304
0.292
0.255
24
0.971
0.978
0.970
9
Guizhou
1.031
0.260
0.505
16
1.043
0.380
0.806
15
0.988
0.684
0.627
26
Yunnan
0.072
0.056
0.080
27
0.085
0.069
0.089
29
0.848
0.817
0.907
17
Shaanxi
0.377
0.370
0.334
19
0.390
0.386
0.347
22
0.967
0.958
0.957
12
Gansu
0.307
0.097
0.691
12
1.005
0.146
0.879
14
0.306
0.666
0.758
25
Qinghai
0.020
0.008
0.012
30
0.999
0.999
0.908
13
0.020
0.008
0.026
30
Ningxia
0.091
0.103
0.102
25
1.000
1.651
1.215
3
0.091
0.062
0.085
29
Xinjiang
0.047
0.051
0.114
24
0.056
0.062
0.130
27
0.841
0.822
0.882
18
Mean
0.603
0.583
0.585
—
0.777
0.755
0.740
—
0.798
0.811
0.820
—
Note. The mean values and rankings in the table are based on all data from 2012 to 2021, and only the specific efficiency values of 2020 and 2021 are listed due to space limitations.
