Table 5 Absolute β-convergence test results across the country and four regions.

From: Spatiotemporal evolution and convergence patterns of urban carbon emission efficiency in China

Type

Nationwide

Eastern China

Central China

Western China

Northeastern China

Model

SDM

SDM

SAC

SDM

SDM

β

−0.559*** (0.018)

−0.469*** (0.027)

−0.552*** (0.035)

−0.717*** (0.035)

−0.324*** (0.051)

Convergent Rate

0.102

0.079

0.100

0.158

0.049

θ

0.845*** (0.197)

0.494*** (0.163)

0.725*** (0.083)

0.927*** (0.247)

0.770** (0.313)

ρ/λ

0.733*** (0.083)

0.512*** (0.114)

0.496*** (0.132)

0.251 (0.178)

0.048 (0.221)

Time Effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Region Effect

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

R2

0.1581

0.2407

0.2584

0.3450

0.0970

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses.
  2. Note: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.