Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (8): 1331-1345.doi: 10.1007/s11442-019-1662-6
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DU Zhiwei1,2, ZHANG Hongou1,2, YE Yuyao1,2, JIN Lixia1,2, XU Qian1,2
Received:
2018-10-07
Accepted:
2019-01-02
Online:
2019-08-25
Published:
2019-12-13
About author:
Du Zhiwei (1987-), PhD, specialized in regional development and city planning, urban growth and shrinkage. E-mail: chiwai_do@foxmail.com
Supported by:
DU Zhiwei, ZHANG Hongou, YE Yuyao, JIN Lixia, XU Qian. Urban shrinkage and growth: Measurement and determinants of economic resilience in the Pearl River Delta[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2019, 29(8): 1331-1345.
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Table 1
Description of independent variables in the Pearl River Delta from 2008-2016"
Variables | Definition | Min | Max | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
FINAN | Local government’s general budgetary revenue / Local government’s general budgetary expenditure (%) | 0.3995 | 1.5059 | 0.7725 |
INNOV | Number of invention patents granted / Number of R&D personnel (%) | 0 | 0.0062 | 0.0002 |
FDI | Share of FDI in the GDP (%) | 0.0101 | 0.1218 | 0.0431 |
CAPIT | Share of workforce with upper tertiary education (%) | 0.0038 | 0.2505 | 0.0531 |
MANUF | Share of the manufacturing sector in the GDP (%) | 0.0135 | 0.8752 | 0.4732 |
SERVE | Share of the service sector in the GDP (%) | 0.1190 | 0.9699 | 0.4382 |
Table 2
Results of stepwise regression"
Variables | Resistance | Recoverability |
---|---|---|
FINAN | 0.224*** (4.42) | Non-significant |
INNOV | Non-significant | 0.054** (6.82) |
FDI | -0.751** (-2.31) | Non-significant |
CAPIT | Non-significant | Non-significant |
MANUF | Non-significant | -0.364*** (-1.75) |
SERV | 0.149*** (2.09) | 2.271*** (1.48) |
_cons | -0.077 (-1.30) | 0.324 (1.48) |
N | 49 | 49 |
Adj.R2 | 0.428 | 0.419 |
F | 7.00 | 4.10 |
VIF | 1.21 | 1.67 |
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