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Innovation dynamics and club convergence in innovation activity in China: A temporal perspective

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  • Eduardo Jimenez‐Moro
  • Panagiotis Piperopoulos
  • Mario Kafouros
  • Alan Au Kai Ming

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We examine the convergence of innovation activity across Chinese provinces and untangle how such activity has evolved between 1987 and 2020. Our study reveals which factors matter for innovation and how the significance and relative importance of different factors changed over time. To capture this evolution, we distinguish between three key time periods and identify the existence of temporal effects. We further find that depending on the time‐period, regional innovation activity in China has developed in at least three innovation convergence clubs. We offer useful insights, with theory and policy implications, of the roots of regional innovation convergence and the causes of geographical disparities in China's innovation activity. Este estudio examina la convergencia de la actividad innovadora entre las provincias chinas y desentraña cómo ha evolucionado dicha actividad entre 1987 y 2020. Nuestro estudio revela qué factores son importantes para la innovación y cómo ha cambiado la importancia relativa de los distintos factores a lo largo del tiempo. Para captar esta evolución, se distinguen tres periodos de tiempo claves y se identifica la existencia de efectos temporales. Además, se comprobó que, dependiendo del periodo de tiempo, la actividad innovadora regional en China ha tenido lugar en al menos tres clubes de convergencia de la innovación. Se ofrece una visión útil, con implicaciones teóricas y políticas, de las raíces de la convergencia regional en innovación y las causas de las disparidades geográficas en la actividad innovadora de China. 本稿では、中国の各省におけるイノベーション活動の収束を検討し、またイノベーション活動が1987~2020年にどのように発展したかを解明する。イノベーションの要因のうちのどれが重要であるのか、また様々な要因の重要性と相対的重要性が時間の経過とともにどのように変化したかを明らかにする。この進化を捉えるために、重要な3つの時期を識別し、時間的効果の存在を特定する。さらに、期間にもよるが、中国の地域のイノベーション活動は、少なくとも3つのイノベーション収束クラブで発展していることがわかる。地域的なイノベーションの収束の発生源と中国のイノベーション活動における地理的格差の原因について、理論と政策的インプリケーションとともに有用な見解を述べる。

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  • Eduardo Jimenez‐Moro & Panagiotis Piperopoulos & Mario Kafouros & Alan Au Kai Ming, 2023. "Innovation dynamics and club convergence in innovation activity in China: A temporal perspective," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 102(4), pages 791-816, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:102:y:2023:i:4:p:791-816
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12750
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