Table 4 Effect of the belt and road initiative on income disparity: result of IV regression.

From: Convergence effect of the Belt and Road Initiative on income disparity: evidence from China

Variables

First stage regression

Second stage regression

(1) fe

(2) fe

(3) fe

IV × policy

0.581*** (23.17)

  

treat × policy

 

−0.143*** (−7.67)

−0.142*** (−7.63)

govtec

−0.669*** (−3.50)

 

−0.434*** (−5.18)

market

−0.021*** (−3.47)

 

−0.006** (−2.15)

culture

0.015*** (4.00)

 

0.001 (0.08)

human

0.341 (0.73)

 

−0.177 (−0.88)

urban

−0.002 (−0.87)

 

0.001 (0.46)

ln net

−0.055*** (−7.40)

 

−0.013*** (−3.87)

cons

0.112* (1.95)

0.576*** (116.13)

0.604*** (74.57)

fixed time

Yes

Yes

Yes

fixed individuals

Yes

Yes

Yes

F statistic

20.45

  

Sample size

4304

4304

4304

Adj-R2

0.568

0.258

0.266

  1. T statistics or Z statistics in parentheses.
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.