Table 2 Index system of factors influencing the high-quality development efficiency in the Yellow River Basin.
Primary indicators | Secondary indicators | Notation | Expected effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explained variables | High-quality development efficiency | High-quality development efficiency value | HE | ||
Energy | Energy consumption | Comprehensive energy consumption/million GDP | ECR | Negative | |
Economic | Economic development level | Per GDP | PGDP | Positive | |
Industrial structure | Share of secondary industry | IS | Positive | ||
level of foreign capital utilization | Actual foreign investment | FI | Positive | ||
Explanatory variables | Environmental | Environmental pollution | Wastewater discharge/million GDP | WER | Negative |
Social | Urbanization level | Urban population/total population | UR | Positive | |
Factor endowment | Capital stock/total number of employees | CLR | Inconclusive | ||
Government | Financial support | General public expenditure/GDP | FS | Positive | |
Educational support | Investment in education | EI | Positive | ||
Public | Public awareness of environmental protection | Number of students enrolled in college | PEA | Positive | |
Enterprise | Enterprise green level | Investment in pollution control/GDP | EG | Positive | |
