Research Article

Market Integration and Regional Innovation in China: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region

Table 5

Static test of the impact of MI on RI.

Pool OLS
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5Model 6Model 7

lnMI1.0610.7770.5590.4650.5540.7320.653
(0.227)(0.180)(0.163)(0.154)(0.153)(0.137)(0.123)

lnGOV1.2691.0570.8040.6630.2800.339
(0.099)(0.091)(0.096)(0.102)(0.100)(0.091)

lnPTI1.7400.3600.486-0.086-0.076
(0.207)(0.306)(0.302)(0.275)(0.247)

lnINT0.4280.4650.4000.442
(0.073)(0.072)(0.064)(0.058)

lnFDI0.2020.1280.162
(0.056)(0.050)(0.046)

lnGDP0.9240.971
(0.106)(0.095)

lnTR0.613
(0.077)

Cons−9.349−9.926−15.435−11.583−12.548−20.124−21.415
(0.806)(0.637)(0.868)(1.051)(1.064)(1.281)(1.165)

R20.0750.4270.5460.5980.6160.7020.759

Panel FE
lnMI1.4211.1070.7740.4190.4920.4320.422
(0.142)(0.137)(0.137)(0.141)(0.147)(0.140)(0.142)

lnGOV1.1400.8310.4230.3980.2890.301
(0.161)(0.157)(0.161)(0.162)(0.155)(0.156)

lnPTI1.8740.5500.6760.9841.051
(0.297)(0.354)(0.361)(0.348)(0.370)

lnINT0.6710.6640.5300.536
(0.111)(0.111)(0.108)(0.109)

lnFDI0.1470.1720.174
(0.090)(0.085)(0.085)

lnGDP1.2891.316
(0.248)(0.253)

lnTR−0.137
(0.254)

Cons−10.620−10.932−16.418−12.779−12.902−26.977−27.021
(0.503)(0.461)(0.971)(1.089)(1.088)(2.833)(2.900)

R20.0750.4170.5350.5610.5860.6770.658

Notes: standard errors of coefficients are reported in parentheses; , , and indicate that the coefficients are statistically significant at 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.