Openness, Absorptive Capacity, and Regional Innovation in China

Chih‐Hai Yang, Hui‐Lin Lin · 2012 · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

Summary. This study examines how openness to trade and foreign investment drives regional innovation across Chinese provinces from 1997 to 2007. The research finds that trade openness and foreign direct investment significantly boost innovation, while technology imports only help coastal regions. Human capital strengthens a region's ability to absorb external knowledge and benefit from spillover effects. Absorptive capacity emerges as crucial for translating openness into actual innovation gains.

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  title   = {Openness, Absorptive Capacity, and Regional Innovation in China},
  author  = {Chih‐Hai Yang and Hui‐Lin Lin},
  journal = {Environment and Planning A Economy and Space},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1068/a44182},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1068/a44182}
}

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DOI

10.1068/a44182

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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