Table 1.
Value nd descriptive statistics of each variable.
| Variables | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Dependent variables | |
| Title of high-level talent | No = 0, yes = 1 |
| Level of academic recognition | Level A = 5, Level B = 4, Level C = 3, Level D = 2, Level E = 1a |
| Post-allowance | It refers to the relevant funding provided to talents for their scientific research. Please see the actual data. |
| Housing allowance | It refers to the funding provided by the local government to solve the housing issue of talents. Please see the actual data. |
| Team allowance | It refers to necessary scientific research funding and support for talents to conduct research in a team. Please see the actual data. |
| Independent variables | |
| Personality | |
| Age | 2020—Year of birth |
| Hometown | No = 0, yes = 1 |
| Gender | Female = 0, male = 1 |
| Human capital | |
| Initial academic degree | Below junior college = 0, junior college = 1, bachelor = 2, master = 3, doctor = 4, post-doctor = 5 |
| Final academic degree | Below junior college = 0, junior college = 1, bachelor = 2, master = 3, doctor = 4, post-doctor = 5 |
| Key university | Non-211 or non-985 = 0, 211 = 1, 985 = 2, 211 and 985 = 3b |
| Length of service in Guangxi | Deadline of work contract—Start time of work contract |
| Skills certificate | No = 0, yes = 1 |
| Cumulative advantage | |
| Professional qualification | No = 0; junior = 1; intermediate = 2; senior = 3; professor = 4c |
| Overseas talent | No = 0, Yes = 1d |
| Number of national-level titles | It refers to the number of honorary titles obtained by participating in national-level talent selection programs. Please see the actual data. |
| Number of national-level funding | It refers to the number of funded projects obtained by participating in the selection of national-level talent funding projects. Please see the actual data. |
| Number of provincial-level titles | It refers to the number of honorary titles obtained by participating in provincial-level talent selection programs. Please see the actual data. |
This study reverse–coded the level of academic recognition of high-level talents, the higher the level, the greater the code, which can make the results of our research more explanatory.
The number 985 refers to the universities included in Project 985, which is a project implemented by the Chinese government to build several world–class universities and some internationally renowned high-level research universities. There are 39 universities included in Project 985; 211 refers to the universities included in Project 211, which aims to build about 100 key universities and several key disciplines in the twenty–first century. There are 114 universities included in Project 211.
In China, the professional qualification refers to the technical and academic level and work capacity of professional and technical personnel. It reflects the technical level and working capacity of professional and technical personnel. It is mainly divided into junior, intermediate, and senior levels.
It refers to the overseas talent with the title of the national “TTP,” the “Hundred Talents Program” launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the “Hundred Overseas Talents” launched by Guangxi. These three titles are provided to the high-level overseas talents with overseas study or work experience, which are the key introduction and training objects of the state, institutions, or local governments.