Table 8 Results of SDM model robustness test based on different regions.

From: Threshold effect of technological innovation on carbon emission intensity based on multi-source heterogeneous data

Variables

Eastern regions

Central regions

West regions

Direct effect

Inpatent

− 0.25*** (0.05)

− 0.19*** (0.08)

− 0.37*** (0.20)

Inhedu

− 0.27* (0.20)

− 0.06 (0.33)

− 1.36*** (0.496)

rd

− 0.19*** (0.04)

− 0.12 (0.15)

− 0.45*** (0.26)

urban

− 0.05*** (0.01)

0.01 (0.02)

− 0.18*** (0.03)

Intec

0.81*** (0.09)

0.95*** (0.18)

1.65*** (0.30)

trand

0.25*** (0.18)

1.88 (1.29)

2.17*** (1.28)

Indirect effect

Inpatent

0.05 (0.05)

− 0.26*** (0.09)

0.38*** (0.24)

Inhedu

0.47* (0.27)

0.62 (0.63)

− 1.47*** (1.05)

rd

0.00 (0.06)

− 0.03 (0.19)

− 0.89 (0.59)

urban

0.02** (0.01)

− 0.01 (0.03)

0.29*** (0.04)

Intec

− 0.06 (0.12)

− 1.01*** (0.35)

1.07 (0.74)

trand

0.41*** (0.22)

6.87*** (1.96)

1.29 (2.73)

Total effect

Inpatent

− 0.19*** (0.03)

− 0.46*** (0.09)

− 0.75*** (0.20)

Inhedu

0.74** (0.31)

0.56 (0.90)

− 2.83*** (1.08)

rd

− 0.19** (0.08)

− 0.15 (0.23)

− 1.34** (0.66)

urban

− 0.03*** (0.01)

0.00** (0.03)

− 0.11*** (0.04)

Intec

0.75*** (0.11)

0.06*** (0.49)

2.72*** (0.79)

trand

− 0.65** (0.19)

8.75*** (2.71)

− 3.46** (− 2.82)

  1. Standard errors in parentheses ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.