Research Article

Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban Green Innovation Efficiency in China

Table 3

The inefficient decomposition sources and its contribution rate.

RegionScience and technology and education expenditureScience and technology innovation personnelPublic book collections per 100 peopleNumber of Internet usersNumber of green patents grantedPer capita GDPEnvironmental pollution

Inefficient valueThe whole country0.3560.4230.3740.4350.4130.0260.493
Eastern China0.3210.3380.3730.4530.3060.0170.366
Central China0.4090.4400.3440.4540.4210.0330.606
Western China0.2840.4210.3430.3750.5100.0310.466
Northeast China0.4090.4930.4380.4600.4140.0240.533

Contribution ratioThe whole country19.047%22.648%20.037%23.310%44.311%2.793%52.896%
Eastern China17.915%18.824%20.789%25.265%44.398%2.434%53.168%
Central China20.934%22.550%17.616%23.264%39.740%3.115%57.145%
Western China17.243%25.561%20.811%22.750%50.676%3.032%46.291%
Northeast China19.679%23.733%21.049%22.109%42.637%2.448%54.915%