Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China.
Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2019, this paper uses a two-stage DEA model to measure regional innovation efficiency, then non-parametric test is used to examine the impact of innovation network structure and government R&D investment on regional innovation efficie...
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| author | Xiao-Yan Cao Xiang-Li Wu Li-Min Wang |
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| description | Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2019, this paper uses a two-stage DEA model to measure regional innovation efficiency, then non-parametric test is used to examine the impact of innovation network structure and government R&D investment on regional innovation efficiency. The results show that, at the provincial level, innovation efficiency of regional R&D is not necessarily in direct proportion to the innovation efficiency in the commercialization stage. Commercialization efficiency is not necessarily high in provinces with high technical R&D efficiency. At the national level, the innovation efficiency gap between our country's R&D and commercialization stage is small, indicating that the development of the national innovation efficiency is more and more balanced. Innovation network structure can promote the R&D efficiency, but has no significant effect on the commercialization efficiency. Government R&D investment helps to improve the R&D efficiency, but it is not conducive to the improvement of commercialization efficiency. The interaction between innovation network structure and government R&D investment will have compound effects on regional innovation efficiency; the region with underdeveloped innovation network structure can increase the government R&D investment to make it have a higher level of R&D. This paper provides insights into how to improve innovation efficiency in different social networks and policy environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdc9695bd77e42319792bdf5bb7135062023-06-20T05:31:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01185e028609610.1371/journal.pone.0286096Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China.Xiao-Yan CaoXiang-Li WuLi-Min WangBased on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2019, this paper uses a two-stage DEA model to measure regional innovation efficiency, then non-parametric test is used to examine the impact of innovation network structure and government R&D investment on regional innovation efficiency. The results show that, at the provincial level, innovation efficiency of regional R&D is not necessarily in direct proportion to the innovation efficiency in the commercialization stage. Commercialization efficiency is not necessarily high in provinces with high technical R&D efficiency. At the national level, the innovation efficiency gap between our country's R&D and commercialization stage is small, indicating that the development of the national innovation efficiency is more and more balanced. Innovation network structure can promote the R&D efficiency, but has no significant effect on the commercialization efficiency. Government R&D investment helps to improve the R&D efficiency, but it is not conducive to the improvement of commercialization efficiency. The interaction between innovation network structure and government R&D investment will have compound effects on regional innovation efficiency; the region with underdeveloped innovation network structure can increase the government R&D investment to make it have a higher level of R&D. This paper provides insights into how to improve innovation efficiency in different social networks and policy environments.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286096 |
| spellingShingle | Xiao-Yan Cao Xiang-Li Wu Li-Min Wang Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. PLoS ONE |
| title | Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. |
| title_full | Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. |
| title_fullStr | Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. |
| title_short | Innovation network structure, government R&D investment and regional innovation efficiency: Evidence from China. |
| title_sort | innovation network structure government r d investment and regional innovation efficiency evidence from china |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286096 |
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