Research Article

[Retracted] Spatial Pattern Evolution and Influencing Factors on Industrial Agglomeration: Evidence from Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Table 6

Decomposition of short-term influencing factors of industrial agglomeration in Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration.

(1)(2)(3)(4)
ManufacturingProducer servicesConsumer servicesForeign-invested industries

Short-term direct impact
Economic scale0.6950.1680.0522−0.00801
(4.18)(2.24)(0.91)(−0.09)
Transport facilities−0.0713−0.03500.0434−0.0915
(−1.11)(−0.95)(1.14)(−2.08)
Government intervention−0.02760.103−0.02360.0104
(−0.26)(1.89)(−0.53)(0.16)
Opening up0.109−0.0550−0.09720.114
(2.94)(−2.43)(−5.89)(3.22)
Regional innovation0.05450.0344−0.004060.0195
(1.41)(1.89)(−0.15)(0.57)
Urban environment0.3580.1160.0905−0.0898
(2.31)(1.86)(1.65)(−0.99)

Short-term indirect impact
Economic scale1.2200.3040.527−0.00600
(2.18)(1.25)(2.81)(−0.02)
Transport facilities0.8850.5210.896−0.208
(3.64)(3.41)(7.21)(−1.21)
Government intervention2.3060.8970.9610.210
(5.13)(3.50)(6.55)(0.70)
Opening up0.409−0.0596−0.03730.256
(2.99)(−1.01)(−0.87)(2.57)
Regional innovation0.1130.0282−0.05510.0615
(0.92)(−0.64)(−0.76)(0.65)
Urban environment2.7800.3280.9850.265
(4.16)(1.67)(6.53)(1.04)

Total short-term impact
Economic scale1.9160.4720.579−0.0140
(2.73)(1.57)(2.73)(−0.04)
Transport facilities0.8140.4860.939−0.299
(2.88)(2.95)(6.30)(−1.67)
Government intervention2.2781.0000.9370.220
(4.26)(3.39)(5.30)(0.64)
Opening up0.517−0.115−0.1350.369
(3.19)(−1.60)(−2.69)(3.01)
Regional innovation0.1680.0626−0.05920.0811
(1.17)(1.31)(−0.72)(0.76)
Urban environment3.1390.4441.0760.175
(3.91)(1.95)(5.80)(0.57)

, ∗∗, and ∗∗∗indicate significance at 10%, 5% and 1% levels, respectively. The values in parentheses are t-statistics.