Table 10 Regression results of benchmark models under regional heterogeneity.

From: The inverted U-shaped relationship between judicial development and economic growth: evidence from China

Variable

Eastern region

Central region

Western region

\({{\rm{J}}{\rm{D}}{\rm{L}}}_{{\rm{it}}}\)

1.103***

(0.411)

0.784**

(0.392)

0.592*

(0.347)

\({{\rm{JD}}{\rm{L}}}_{{\rm{it}}}^{2}\)

−0.841**

(0.417)

−0.524*

(0.308)

−0.361

(0.302)

\({{\rm{NEP}}}_{{\rm{it}}}\)

0.356**

(0.172)

0.489***

(0.179)

0.312**

(0.149)

\({{\rm{GCF}}}_{{\rm{it}}}\)

1.202***

(0.436)

0.728**

(0.351)

0.647*

(0.385)

\({{\rm{FERDP}}}_{{\rm{it}}}\)

−0.711*

(0.433)

−0.521

(0.416)

−0.234

(0.339)

\({{\rm{MI}}}_{{\rm{it}}}\)

0.403***

(0.146)

0.237**

(0.114)

0.121

(0.089)

R-squared

0.882

0.861

0.836

Prob > F

0

0

0

  1. Notes: */**/*** indicate significant at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.