Research Article

Industrial Composition and Agglomeration Shadow: Evidence from China’s Large Urban Systems

Table 3

Descriptive statistics of cities.

Population of core cities in 2015 (thousands)Population of noncore cities in 2015 (thousands)Share of industrial added value in core cities in 2010 (%)Share of service added value in core cities in 2010 (%)Population growth of core cities between 1980 and 2015 (thousands)Population growth of noncore cities between 1980 and 2015 (thousands)Shortest distance to core cities (km)

Mean15312.331029.2338.3754.7411983.83800.32418.23
Standard deviation4941.091224.569.7012.113401.71963.00379.45
Min10749.00308.0019.5836.357460.00-116.0018.24
Max23741.007906.0047.8275.1117775.007298.002724.71