Table 2 Variables definition.

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

Category

Variable

Variable definition

Symbol

Dependent variable

Economic growth level

GDP growth rate

GDPGR

Core explanatory variable

Judicial development level

Evaluation results of judicial development level in each province

JDL

Control variables

Labor

Number of employed persons

NEP

Capital

Gross capital formation

GCF

Technology

Full-time equivalent of R&D personnel

FERDR

Marketization

marketization index

MI