Table 5 Results of direct, indirect, and total effects of SubGI, SymGI on EEE under ER in the short-term.

From: Assessment of green technology innovation on energy-environmental efficiency in China under the influence of environmental regulation considering spatial effects

Weight

\({\mathrm{W}}_{a}\)

\({\mathrm{W}}_{b}\)

\({\mathrm{W}}_{c}\)

Effect

Direct

Indirect

Total

Direct

Indirect

Total

Direct

Indirect

Total

\(\mathrm{lnSubGI}\)

0.0128**

(2.44)

− 0.0304***

(− 2.78)

− 0.0176

(− 1.43)

0.0106**

(2.09)

− 0.1151***

(− 3.91)

− 0.1045***

(− 3.44)

0.0143***

(2.69)

− 0.0270**

(− 2.19)

− 0.0127

(− 0.94)

\(\mathrm{lnSymGI}\)

− 0.0200***

(− 3.50)

0.0179

(1.56)

− 0.0021

(− 0.17)

− 0.0191***

(− 3.42)

0.0578*

(1.90)

0.0387

(1.29)

− 0.0266***

(− 4.43)

0.0216

(1.50)

− 0.0050

(− 0.34)

\(\mathrm{lnER}\)

− 0.0087**

(− 2.20)

0.0266***

(3.49)

0.0179**

(2.54)

− 0.0067*

(− 1.80)

0.0519***

(3.11)

0.0452***

(2.85)

− 0.0017

(− 0.44)

− 0.0084

(− 0.70)

− 0.0101

(− 0.78)

\(\mathrm{lnSubGI}\)*\(\mathrm{lnER}\)

− 0.0011

(− 1.46)

0.0030*

(1.88)

0.0019

(1.07)

− 0.0007

(− 0.96)

0.0087**

(2.01)

0.0080*

(1.83)

− 0.0013*

(− 1.70)

− 0.0003

(− 0.10)

− 0.0016

(− 0.62)

\(\mathrm{lnSymGI}\)*\(\mathrm{lnER}\)

0.0013

(1.56)

− 0.0020

(− 1.19)

− 0.0007

(− 0.39)

0.0009

(1.07)

− 0.0072

(− 1.53)

− 0.0063

(− 1.34)

0.0018**

(2.06)

0.0009

(0.33)

0.0027

(0.94)

\(\mathrm{lnContrils}\)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Province/Year

Yes

Yes

Yes

Spatial rho

0.0248

(0.34)

0.4067**

(2.09)

0.0863

(1.02)

sigma2_e

0.0003***

(15.51)

0.0003***

(15.70)

0.0004***

(15.63)

R-squared

0.972

0.952

0.964

Observations

420

420

420

  1. z-statistics in parentheses, ***, **, * indicate significance at the level of 1%, 5%, 10%.