Research Article

[Retracted] Spatial Pattern Evolution and Influencing Factors on Industrial Agglomeration: Evidence from Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Table 7

Decomposition of long-term influencing factors of industrial agglomeration in Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration.

(1)(2)(3)(4)
ManufacturingProducer servicesConsumer servicesForeign-invested industries

Long-term direct impact
Economic scale1.9750.886−1.4900.847
(0.19)(0.40)(−0.03)(0.03)
Transport facilities−0.4780.0304−1.900−1.999
(−0.03)(0.01)(−0.02)(−0.07)
Government intervention−0.4380.923−0.224−2.863
(−0.01)(0.15)(−0.00)(−0.05)
Opening up0.178−0.3591.6760.416
(0.04)(−0.41)(0.04)(0.06)
Regional innovation0.133−0.698−0.02390.405
(0.10)(−0.04)(−0.03)(0.05)
Urban environment0.4300.714−2.538−2.111
(0.01)(0.35)(−0.03)(−0.07)

Long-term indirect impact
Economic scale−0.7980.1143.264−0.951
(−0.08)(0.05)(0.08)(−0.04)
Transport facilities0.9801.0124.8550.697
(0.06)(0.18)(0.06)(0.02)
Government intervention1.8471.2173.1713.905
(0.05)(0.19)(0.06)(0.06)
Opening up0.1410.117−2.1001.243
(0.03)(0.13)(−0.06)(0.17)
Regional innovation−0.02900.894−0.106−0.0889
(−0.02)(0.05)(−0.15)(−0.01)
Urban environment1.5040.2275.9122.998
(0.05)(0.11)(0.06)(0.10)

Total long-term impact
Economic scale1.1771.0001.774−0.104
(3.20)(1.32)(1.31)(−0.03)
Transport facilities0.5021.0422.955−1.302
(3.26)(1.85)(1.36)(−0.57)
Government intervention1.4082.1402.9471.042
(5.25)(2.02)(1.37)(0.19)
Opening up0.320−0.242−0.4241.660
(3.64)(−1.37)(−1.12)(0.44)
Regional innovation0.1040.195−0.1300.316
(1.20)(0.87)(−0.67)(0.32)
Urban environment1.9340.9413.3740.887
(5.08)(1.53)(1.41)(0.23)

, ∗∗, and ∗∗∗indicate significance at 10%, 5% and 1% levels, respectively. The values in parentheses are t-statistics.