Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions

L. Wang; H. Meijers; A. Szirmai

doi:10.1093/icc/dtw022

Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions

L. Wang^*, H. Meijers, A. Szirmai

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Abstract

Using a new data set on regional inputs and outputs, this paper focuses on the role of interregional technology spillovers in the process of industrial growth in Chinese regions from 1990 till 2005. Inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) increase rapidly between 1990 and 1998 and after 2001. Domestic capital investment increases even more rapidly than FDI, resulting in declining FDI intensity from 1995 onward. Domestic research and development (R&D) investment accelerates after 1998. Regional industrial growth benefits from interregional R&D spillovers. From 1998 onward, it also benefits from international FDI spillovers. Interestingly, FDI in a region has a negative impact on the growth of industrial output in neighboring regions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-257
Number of pages	25
Journal	Industrial and Corporate Change
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtw022
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017

JEL classifications

o33 - "Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes"
o18 - "Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure"
o25 - Industrial Policy

Keywords

RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT
FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT
PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS
ECONOMIC-GROWTH
KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
FDI SPILLOVERS
2 FACES
INNOVATION
CONVERGENCE
RETURNS

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