Research Article

The Impact of Inclusive Finance on High-Quality Economic Development of the Yangtze River Delta in China

Table 4

Index system for measuring high-quality economic development level.

Primary indexSecondary indexCalculation methodIndex nature

Regional structureRatio of disposable income of urban and rural residentsDisposable income of urban residents/disposable income of rural residents
Urbanization ratePermanent urban population/total regional population+
Per capita GDPRegional GDP/total population of the region+

Industrial structureProportion of added value of tertiary industryGDP added value of tertiary industry/GDP of region+
Proportion of employment in tertiary industryEmployment in tertiary industry/employment in region+

People’s livelihood needsBook collections per 10000 peopleLibrary collection/total population of the region+
Number of beds in health institutions per 10000 peopleNumber of beds in health institutions/total population in the region+

Innovative technologyPatent application acceptanceAnnual patent application acceptance+
Ratio of R&D investment to GDPD investment of industrial enterprises above designated size/regional GDP+
Proportion of scientific undertaking expenses in financial expenditureExpenditure of scientific undertaking expenses/total financial expenditure of the current year+

Green developmentIndustrial wastewater dischargeAnnual industrial wastewater discharge
Greening coverageGreen area/total area+