The faster the better? Economic effects of the speed of inter‐city technology transfer in China

Abstract

Although existing studies questioned the simple positive correlation between the technology transfer speed and the benefits, they have been widely condemned for lacking empirical evidence. Using the patent transfer data at the city scale in China, and distinguishing fast from slow by dividing technology transfer speed into four levels, this paper attempts to answer the question in terms of city economic growth, which is whether the faster is the better. Panel regression results show that for economic growth of city, the speed of technology transfer does not mean that faster is better. In other words, technology transfer maintaining a relatively rapid speed (more than 1 year and less than 2 years) can promote city economic growth, although the evidence is weak.

The value of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Evidence from 265 cities in China

“…Specifically, consistent with previous research (e.g., Holz, 2008;Zhang et al, 2017), we propose that the Chinese government might have played an important role in economic growth, innovation, and employment. We point out how the provincial entrepreneurial ecosystem can significantly promote innovation, and that innovation should be used as a driving force for long-term economic development (Duan et al, 2019;Li, Chen, et al, 2020). It needs to be emphasized that the government is very important for innovation, and the Chinese government has indeed made innovation-driven development a core strategy.…”