Research Article

Regional Difference in Spatial Effects: A Theoretical and Empirical Study on the Environmental Effects of FDI and Corruption in China

Table 4

Spatial autocorrelation test of FDI, regional corruption, and environmental pollution.

TestModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4

Moran’s I (Z value)0.0991 (2.7001)0.1031 (2.8116)0.1029 (2.8202)0.1201 (3.2599)
LM-lag ( value)6.5958 (0.0100)4.4051 (0.0360)6.2127 (0.0130)7.1937 (0.0070)
Robust LM-Lag ( value)1.0469 (0.3060)0.0891 (0.7650)0.5910 (0.4420)0.3659 (0.5450)
LM-error ( value)6.1437 (0.0130)6.6523 (0.0100)6.6192 (0.0100)9.0204 (0.0030)
Robust LM-Error ( value)0.5948 (0.4410)2.3363 (0.1260)0.9975 (0.3180)2.1926 (0.1390)

Note: Significant level at 1%.