Indigenous RD, RD spillovers and regional economic growth — Empirical analysis based on provincial panel data

摘要

Based on probing R&D into the regression model, this paper empirical analyzes the indigenous R&D investment on economic growth and the neighboring provinces R&D spillovers by using the 30 Chinese provincial panel data from 2000 to 2007. The research proves that whether the whole sample or the regional sample, indigenous R&D is playing an important role in regional economic growth, but in different regional the growth effect of R&D is very different. Spillover effects from neighboring provinces R&D investment also have positive impact on the economic growth in this area, the size of spillover effects differs in different regions.