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China's R&D explosion: Analyzing productivity effects across ownership types and over time

In the past years Chinese firms increased their spending on R&D substantially and worked on achieving a higher quality level of R&D. We analyze whether different R&D activities show a positive influence on total factor productivity (TFP) for firms of different ownership types and across two time periods. Our panel dataset with annual information allows us to study listed firms over the two time periods 2001-2006 and 2007-2011. Privately owned enterprises (POEs) not only obtain higher returns from own R&D than majority and minority state-owned enterprises (SOEs), they are also able to increase their leading position. Overall strong increases in the size of patent stocks are related to a decreasingly positive or even vanishing influence on TFP. POEs not only produce R&D of the highest quality but are also the only ownership type profiting from higher quality. Up to now research collaborations allow almost no benefit with the only exception stemming from domestic collaborations with individuals. Our comprehensive analysis depicts strengths but also weaknesses of the corporate sector in China. We derive implications for the further development of economic policies.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 15-006

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Thema
productivity
R&D
China
ownership type
patents

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Boeing, Philipp
Mueller, Elisabeth
Sandner, Philipp
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2015

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-387494
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Boeing, Philipp
  • Mueller, Elisabeth
  • Sandner, Philipp
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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