Regional technology development path in an open developing economy: evidence from China.

Journal article

This article explores the paths of regional technology development in a large open developing economy. Findings from the research based on Chinese data suggest a differentiated approach to regional technology development. In technologically advanced regions, indigenous R&D; plays a more important role than learning-by-doing while in backward regions the latter becomes more important. Interregional technology transfer is found to have a more significant impact on regional technology development than Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and its effect intensifies when the technology level of the recipient region is close to the technological frontier. R&D; plays a key role in both the assimilation of foreign technologies in advanced regions and the assimilation of interregional technology transfer; learning-by-doing only affects the latter.

Authors: Li, T; Fu, M; Fu, X

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Journal: Applied Economics
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1405 - 1418
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.617701
• ISSN: 0003-6846
• Language: English