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Data-driven high-tech entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence from China

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  • Li, Nan
  • Xia, Guangyu
  • Tang, Yanzhao

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This study investigates whether and under what conditions open government data (OGD) promotes high-tech entrepreneurship. Drawing on panel data from 259 Chinese cities between 2007 and 2022, and leveraging the staggered rollout of OGD platforms as a quasi-natural experiment, we implement a multi-period difference-in-differences design. The results show that OGD significantly promotes high-tech entrepreneurship, with the most pronounced effect observed among medium-sized startups. These effects are more pronounced in regions with stronger development of digital technology and industrial co-agglomeration, and in regions with lower administrative monopoly and higher labor costs, while also stronger in industries with higher entry barriers, suggesting that OGD may serve as a critical informational resource that empowers startups to overcome resource constraints and entry barriers.

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  • Li, Nan & Xia, Guangyu & Tang, Yanzhao, 2026. "Data-driven high-tech entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence from China," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:techno:v:154:y:2026:i:c:s0166497226000817
    DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2026.103546
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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