Innovation, Innovation Policies, and Regional Development in China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4491791
AutoresDandan Li (0000-0002-5735-4681), Y D Wei (0000-0002-8510-388X), Changhong Miao (0000-0003-1191-3238), Wen Chen (0000-0002-6839-8890)
Año2020
Volumen110
Número4
Páginas505-535
Fecha de publicación2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00167428.2019.1684194
OpenAlexW2997515218
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas36

Innovation policies have become an important element in national and regional innovation systems. This study presents a framework to analyze innovation policies and outputs, in terms both of knowledge and economic benefits, in China, with a focus on Jiangsu. We classify local innovation policies into seven major categories and twenty-one subcategories as well as five categories of national policies based on their characteristics. We find that main local policies vary largely depending on the level of economic development, and the spatial evolution of national policies is not homogenous, concentrated in the relatively more -developed region of southern Jiangsu (Sunan). Our analysis using a vector error correction model shows that the time lag effect of various policies on economic output is longer than on knowledge output, and cumulative local policies have a significant impact on both types of outputs. The model also confirms the important roles of innovation subjects, intellectual property, and talents related policies on outputs. Last, the questionnaire identifies the reasons for unsatisfactory implementation of policies, such as low level of policy awareness, insufficient financial support, and imperfect innovation and entrepreneurial ecological environment. Our study reveals innovation policies in China favor more-developed regions, which reinforces the digital divide and spatial polarization. Our study suggests that China's regional innovation policies need to be better integrated, should pay more attention to less-developed regions, and improve the role of the market in the allocation of innovation resources

Business · China · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Imperfect · Intellectual property · International trade · National Policy · Political science · Regional Policy · Regional science · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Innovation Policy and RD · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis