Higher Education, Technological Innovation, and Regional Sustainable Development: Insights from a VAR Model

Table 11

Comparison of some social-economic indicators in different areas in 2018.

Areas	GDP growth rate (%)	GDP per capita (US $)	R&D input intensity (%)	Population urbanization rate (%)
Pearl river delta	6.9	19372	3.19	85.91
Eastern guangdong	6.3	5705	0.82	52.70
Western guangdong	5.4	6875	0.38	52.70
Northern guangdong	4.1	5190	0.61	49.73
Guangdong province	6.8	12858	2.78	70.70
China	6.6	9613	2.19	59.58

Source: Guangdong Statistical Yearbook 2019 and China Statistical Yearbook 2019.