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The impact of higher education revitalisation on regional innovation capability

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  • Yang, Heng
  • Ma, Guimin
  • Tan, Bo

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This paper investigates the impact of the Central and Western Higher Education Revitalization Plan on regional innovation capacity, with a particular focus on the differentiated performance of this impact across cities with varying characteristics. Through empirical analysis, this paper reveals how the enhancement of higher education quality indirectly strengthens regional innovation capacity by promoting knowledge innovation, talent cultivation, and industry-university-research collaboration. Furthermore, this paper delves into how factors such as city size and resource endowment influence the effectiveness of this policy. The research findings indicate that the Central and Western Higher Education Revitalization Plan has a significant role in boosting regional innovation capacity, and this effect is even more pronounced in small-to-medium-sized cities and resource-based cities.

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  • Yang, Heng & Ma, Guimin & Tan, Bo, 2025. "The impact of higher education revitalisation on regional innovation capability," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:75:y:2025:i:c:s1544612325001722
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.106908
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