Research Article

Internet Penetration and Regional Financial Development in China: Empirical Evidence Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data

Table 5

Financial business and Internet development level.

Financial industry developmentStock marketOther financial industries
Securities transaction amountStock trading volumeStock market valueBank loanBank savingsInsuranceGross output value
Random twoRandom twoFixed effectsFixed effectsFixed effectsFixed effectsFixed effects

Intercept3.069512.4553‒2.02684.31391.4567‒4.17352.1978
3.09512.34804.34090.76321.37030.93131.6412
Internet penetration rate0.08030.60740.84660.97690.74680.53451.0068
0.33880.22730.73020.12840.23050.15670.2761
Education level (average)0.66780.51771.39360.39260.22470.27410.4893
0.23640.15560.57720.10150.18220.12380.2183
Per capital GDP0.48280.13840.90550.20990.45970.68150.2971
0.22890.15150.56620.09950.17870.12150.2141
Resident per capital disposable income0.9134‒0.18192.4646‒0.16460.12070.52200.7495
0.45390.31001.03430.18190.32650.22190.3910
Household consumption level0.51100.8745‒1.88950.71030.3886‒0.0932‒0.0617
0.35650.24000.88020.15480.27780.18880.3328

R20.24340.18590.87810.99260.97900.99160.9710
Observations270270270270270270270

Note, (1) , ∗∗, and ∗∗∗ represent significance at the levels of 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively; (2) the standard error is presented below the coefficient.