Openness, absorptive capacity, and regional innovation in China

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Title:	Openness, absorptive capacity, and regional innovation in China
Authors:	楊志海;Yang, Chih-Hai;Lin, Hui-Lin
Contributors:	管理學院經濟學系
Keywords:	Bgi / Prodig;China;Coastal areas;Economic growth. Development;Human capital;Human geography;OECD;Political and economic geography;Regional development;Research and development;Spillovers
Date:	2012-03-14
Issue Date:	2026-04-23 13:04:43 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications Ltd;London, England: SAGE Publications
Abstract:	摘要： This paper systematically investigates the impacts of openness on regional innovation in China, especially the role of absorptive capacity in mediating the spillover effect brought about by openness. Based on provincial-level data over the period 1997–2007 and adopting patents as indicator of innovation, the empirical results show that the estimated patents–R&D elasticity is lower than that for OECD countries, while there is a significant R&D spillover effect across regions in China. Technology import overall has no significant influence on fostering innovations, but it is significantly positive for coastal regions. Openness to trade, in terms of FDI and high-tech product exports, is witnessed to exhibit a significantly positive impact on promoting regional innovation. Crucially, the effects of technology imports and FDI on innovations vary significantly between coastal and non-coastal regions. Using human capital as a proxy for absorptive capacity, we find it helps in learning external sources of knowledge and then contributes to innovations. Moreover, absorptive capacity is expected to play an important role in mediating the spillover effect brought about by openness to trade. 出版者： London, England: SAGE Publications 出版日期： 2012-02 出處： Environment and planning. A, 2012-02, Vol.44 (2), p.333-355 資源來源： RePEc 版權： 2012 SAGE Publications 版權： Tous droits réservés © Prodig - Bibliographie Géographique Internationale (BGI), 2012 識別號： ISSN: 0308-518X 識別號： EISSN: 1472-3409 識別號： DOI: 10.1068/a44182
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