Table 7.
Sub-sample results.
| Panel A East Middle and West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
|
| MT ≥ -7 °C |
RH ≥ 46% |
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| East | Middle | West | East | Middle | West | |
| MT | −0.0059*** (0.0020) |
−0.0025 (0.0035) |
−0.0056*** (0.0015) |
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| RH | −0.0021*** (0.0006) |
−0.0025*** (0.0008) |
−0.0015*** (0.0004) |
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| Observations | 4128 | 3604 | 3257 | 4082 | 4255 | 3040 |
| R-squared | 0.054 | 0.041 | 0.040 | 0.054 | 0.041 | 0.047 |
| Control Variables | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Time Trend | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Province FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Time FE |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Panel B Coastal and Inland | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| MT ≥ -7 °C |
RH ≥ 46% |
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| MT | −0.0098** (0.0040) |
−0.0044*** (0.0015) |
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| RH | −0.0018* (0.0010) |
−0.0017*** (0.0004) |
−0.0021* (0.0011) |
−0.0017*** (0.0004) |
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| Observations | 2191 | 8798 | 2101 | 9276 | ||
| R-squared | 0.051 | 0.043 | 0.051 | 0.044 | ||
| Control Variables | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Time Trend | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Province FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Time FE | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
Standard errors in parentheses, ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.
Note: According to the classification of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, http://www.stats.gov.cn/, the eastern region includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Hainan. The middle region includes Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Guangxi. The western region includes Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.
According to the China Marine Statistical Yearbook, coastal areas are defined as areas with coastlines, which are divided into coastal provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. At present, there are 53 coastal cities and 242 coastal counties.