Table 1 Variable definitions and descriptive statistics.
Variable type | Variable name | Variable symbol | Observation | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explained Variable | Quality upgrading of Agricultural product | delt_quality | 240,814 | 0.0095 | 0.2231 | −0.1783 | 0.1987 |
Policy Variable | Dummy variable for mutual recognition of GIs between China and the EU | Treat*Post | 240,814 | 0.0127 | 0.3121 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
Control Variable | SPS measure | SPS | 240,814 | 1.5891 | 1.1191 | 0.0034 | 3.8839 |
per GDP | pgdp | 240,814 | 0.7319 | 0.4087 | 0.2729 | 1.8209 | |
Degree of openness | open | 240,814 | 8.1628 | 1.2238 | 6.7992 | 11.1653 | |
Exchange rate | exchange | 240,814 | 22.9925 | 10.1291 | 0.0000 | 46.0000 | |
Difference in GI endowments between importing and exporting country | endowment_diff | 240,814 | 17.4358 | 29.0663 | 0.0000 | 34.0000 |
