Table 12 Bootstrap test of mediating variables MTI and LTI.

From: Integration and innovation of China’s manufacturing and logistics industries and carbon emissions

Mediating variable

Effect

Effect coefficient

Standard error

95% confidence interval

lower limit

upper limit

(1)

MTI

Indirect effect

0.0054**

0.0024

0.0007

0.0100

direct effect

−0.0315***

0.0068

−0.0449

−0.0181

(2)

LTI

Indirect effect

0.0074**

0.0030

0.0015

0.0135

direct effect

−0.0336***

0.0072

−0.0478

−0.0194

  1. Note: *, **, and *** indicate significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% confidence levels.