Table 2 Variable description for the configuration analysis.
Variable names | Description (each variable is categorized by three anchor nodes in four categories) |
|---|---|
Dependent variable | |
Duration Days of jurisdiction | The average duration a process took in a specific court categorized by: 1 = 1–205 days; 2 = >205–337 days; 3 = > 337–484 days; 4 = >484 days; |
Demonstrating Case No. of top 50 cases | The total number of first-instance cases in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou from the selected annual national top 50 cases: 1 = 0–2; 2 = >2–4; 3 = >4–5; 4 = >5; |
Independent variables | |
IPC establish | Dummy variable where 1 indicates the presence of an IPC and 0 a non-presence; |
Regional firm context | |
Share of domestic invested firm (%) | The number of domestic invested firms divided by the number of all firms in a region: 1 = 0–69.6%; 2 = >69.6–82.8%; 3 = >82.8–84.3%; 4 = >84.3%; |
Share of FDI firm (%) | The number of FDI firms divided by the number of all firms in a region: 1 = 0–15.7%; 2 = >15.7–17.2%; 3 = >17.2–30.4%; 4 = >30.4%; |
Regional economic condition Regional GDP/capita (RMB) | The region’s GDP divided by its total population: 1 = 0–102,845; 2 = >102,845–122,416; 3 = >122,416–140,641; 4 = >140,641; |
Regional tec-innovation No. of granted patent | The number of granted patent of the region: 1 = 0–51,259; 2 = >51,259–73,734; 3 = >73,734–102,177; 4 = >102,177; |
