Fig 1.
Schematic of mediation mechanism.
Table 1.
Indicator system for explanatory variables.
Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics of the present sample data.
Table 3.
Global Moran’s I (Index) values.
Table 4.
Regression results of spatial Durbin model.
Table 5.
Regression results of direct effects, indirect effects, and total effects.
Table 6.
Regression results of intermediary effect of degree of economic agglomeration.
Table 7.
Regression results of mediating effect of innovation and entrepreneurship level.
Table 8.
Tail-down regression results.
Table 9.
Regression results excluding municipalities.
Table 10.
Regression results for replacing model matrix.
Fig 2.
Mediation effect model.
Fig 3.
Industry-level employment structure.
(a) lnis (b) lnies.
Table 11.
Results of heterogeneity analysis in various regions.
Fig 4.
Industry-level employment structure.
(a) lnis (b) lnies.
Table 12.
Results of heterogeneity analysis for varying city sizes.