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Regional Innovation Profiles: A Comparative Empirical Study of Four Chinese Regions Based on Expert Knowledge

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  • Liefner Ingo

    (Institute of Economic and Cultural GeographyLeibniz University HannoverSchneiderberg 50D-30167HannoverGermany)

  • Kroll Henning

    (Institute for Systems and Innovation ResearchBreslauer Str. 48D-76139KarlsruheGermany)

  • Zeng Gang

    (Institute of Spatial Planning and Regional EconomyEast China Normal University3663 North Zhongshan Road200062ShanghaiP.R. China)

  • Heindl Anna-Barbara

    (Institute of Economic and Cultural GeographyLeibniz University HannoverSchneiderberg 50D-30167HannoverGermany)

Abstract

In emerging economies such as China, marked by profound regional disparities in terms of socio-economic wealth and technology, different regions use not only different levels of inputs into the innovation process, but also produce different outputs with qualitative diversity that is seldom sufficiently acknowledged. This paper uses structured expert interviews (AHP) to provide insights into the innovation profiles of four selected Chinese regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Kunming. It combines information on drivers of innovation as well as innovation characteristics and objectives to establish and compare regional innovation profiles.

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  • Liefner Ingo & Kroll Henning & Zeng Gang & Heindl Anna-Barbara, 2021. "Regional Innovation Profiles: A Comparative Empirical Study of Four Chinese Regions Based on Expert Knowledge," ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, De Gruyter, vol. 65(3-4), pages 101-117, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:zfwige:v:65:y:2021:i:3-4:p:101-117:n:11
    DOI: 10.1515/zfw-2020-0022
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