Research Article

Does Economic Growth Driving Force Convert? Evidence from China

Table 1

Conventional and new driving forces.

Driving forceVariableMeasurementSource

ConventionalHuman capitalBased on the years of education of the labours and measured by millions of personsEPS macro database
Gross fixed capital formationGross fixed capital formationNational Bureau of Statistics

NewInnovation capacityLog (patent applications)EPS macro database
Structural transformationCoefficient of industrial structureEPS macro database

Notes: this table exhibits the measurement and source of conventional and new driving forces of economic growth.