scholarly journals Does Environmental Regulation Repress the International R&D Spillover Effect? Evidence from China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4353
Author(s):  
Chengliang Liu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Qingbin Guo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Economic Regions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Import Trade ◽  
The Relationship

The inconsistent direction between environmental regulation and technological progress is receiving increasing attention, but scholars have neglected the relationship between the two in the open economy. Against this background and based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2015, we examined the effect of environmental regulation on the international research and development (R&D) spillover effect and its regional differences in three economic regions: The Bohai Rim, Pan-Yangtze River Delta, and Pan-Pearl River Delta economic regions. The results show that (1) at China’s macro level, and at that of the three economic regions, the level of environmental regulation and international R&D spillover from import trade or foreign direct investment channels show an inverted N relationship; that is, in all provinces the weak environmental regulation initially inhibited the international technology spillover. However, as the intensity of environmental regulation increased, the level of international R&D spillovers continually rose, but overly harsh environmental regulation was not conducive to the overflow of international technology; (2) the adoption of different environmental regulations will affect the international R&D spillover effect and the inverted N relationship of environmental regulation, thus changing the inflection point of environmental regulation; and (3) currently, the level of environmental regulation is relatively low, as most provinces have not yet broken through the first turning point of the inverted N, and only a few provinces are within the rising stage of the inverted N curve. This paper provides corresponding policy suggestions according to the above conclusions.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Innovation on the Relationship between Urbanization and CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Three Major Urban Agglomerations in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwen Sheng ◽  
Yi Miao ◽  
Jinping Song ◽  
Hongyan Shen
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Spatial Spillover ◽  
Urban Agglomerations ◽  
The Yrd ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Spatial Spillover Effect

This study investigates the relationship between urbanization, innovation, and CO2 emissions, with particular attention paid to the issue of how innovation influences the effect of urbanization on CO2 emissions in urban agglomerations, considering the spatial spillover effect between cities. Therefore, based on panel data on 48 cities in the three major urban agglomerations in China from 2001–2015, a spatial econometric model is used to estimate the effect of urbanization and innovation on CO2 emissions. The empirical results indicate that the relationship between urbanization and CO2 emissions follows a U-shaped curve in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH), an N-shaped curve in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and an inverted N-shaped pattern in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Additionally, innovation shows a significantly positive effect on reducing CO2 emissions in the YRD, but does not exert a significantly direct effect on CO2 emissions in the BTH and the PRD. More importantly, innovation played an important moderating role between urbanization and CO2 emissions in the YRD and PRD, suggesting that reducing the positive impacts of urbanization on CO2 emissions depends on innovative development. In addition, urban CO2 emissions presented a clearly negative spatial spillover effect among the cities in the three urban agglomerations. These findings and the following policy implications will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions.

Magnets of creative talents in Yangtze River Delta Bay area

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liuyi Zhang ◽  
Anna Shi ◽  
Longzhang Fang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Lasso Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Creative Talent

Purpose This study aims to examine the spatial distribution and movement patterns of creative talent within the Yangtze River Delta Bay Area (YRDBA) and the factors that contribute to such trends. Design/methodology/approach The study examines data for the period 2006 to 2018 from the regions that constitute the YRDBA: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. Spatial distribution pattern analysis is adopted to interpret the flow tendency both spatially and chronologically and a Lasso regression model is used to investigate variables that influence this tendency. Findings It is found that creative talents in YRDBA are accumulating steadily in provincial capitals and financially advanced cities. Technology infrastructure, women’s rights, medical care amenities and housing affordability are major determinants of such spatial distribution. The talent spillover effect raises attention in talent saturated areas, while the surrounding regions should prepare to receive and retain the overflow. Originality/value Creative talents geography in China and the dynamism of creative talent in YRDBA are rarely discussed. Determinants of creative talents lack systematic pectination, literature that filters multiple determinants of creative talents migration is limited and discussion specific to the Chinese context is scarce. This case can, thus, provide insights into creative talents in developing countries and add to the current literature, bridge the gap of the current understanding of creative talents in YRDBA – the innovation and development center in China and provide a reference for policymakers when making macro decisions.

scholarly journals Geographical Concentration of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries and City Innovation in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honggang Qi ◽  
Shenghe Liu ◽  
Wei Qi ◽  
Zhen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Relative Concentration ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Geographical Concentration ◽  
Northwestern Region ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Economic transformation and re-industrialization constantly change the geographical landscape of knowledge- and technology-intensive industries (KTI) globally, and the role of KTI agglomeration in city innovation is becoming increasingly decisive. Based on the employment data with a two-digit code in China’s 2010 Population Census, this paper compares the spatial difference between absolute and relative concentration of knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) and technology-intensive manufacturing (TIM) in prefecture-level units, and interprets the diverse impact of KIBS and TIM specialisation on innovation in 286 prefecture-level cities. Results indicate that KIBS is concentrated mainly in the provincial capital cities, while the level of KIBS specialisation exceeds the national average in some border cities of the northwestern region and resource-based cities of the northeastern region. Unlike KIBS, TIM is highly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Beijing–Tianjin and Shandong Peninsula urban agglomerations. KIBS specialisation matters more in boosting city innovation than does TIM specialisation, and TIM specialization exerts a significant positive spatial spillover effect on city innovation. Our empirical results could be considered by policy-makers for the development of KTI and the promotion of city innovation.

Agricultural Economics and the Agrarian Lobby in Hungary under State Socialism

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 284-308
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Varga
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Agrarian Sector ◽  
Agrarian Policy ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Oriented Research

Following the revolution in 1956, Hungary’s agrarian policy went through changes and reforms unprecedented within the socialist block. The most important reform was the abolition of the system of compulsory delivery. This article aims to outline how the political change affected agrarian economics and also highlights the significant role played by some scholars, with their latent presence and their policy suggestions, which the Kádár Government had the courage to support in November 1956. With the emergence of the so-called Agrarian Lobby, of the intertwining networks of politicians, administrators, and scientists of the agrarian sector, the personal and intellectual preconditions had already been in place before 1956. Institutionalization, however, could only come about after the partial rehabilitation of market economy. The post-1956 political leadership could only meet the challenge of re-defining the relationship of the state and the agricultural cooperatives with the contribution of professionals. At the same time, the shape and nature of Kádár era agrarian economic research were also affected by the alliance between the practitioners of the field and the emerging network of agro-politicians and administrators, the Agrarian Lobby. Two key figures, Ferenc Erdei and Lajos Fehér, shared the responsibility for the better performance of agriculture. This paper also pays attention to the way their cooperation on this reform policy-oriented research was realized and the key role it played in the Hungarian agricultural cooperatives’ emancipation from the bonds of the kolkhoz model in the 1960s.

scholarly journals Could the Environmental Regulation Promote Green Innovation? Evidence From China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyong Zou ◽  
Yunjun Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
D Investment

Abstract Could the environmental regulation promote green innovation? This is a very controversial issue. In view of the fact that the existing literature only studies the relationship between the two, lacks effective heterogeneity research, and pays less attention to the deeper analysis mechanism between the two. This study fills the gap. This paper selects the panel data of 285 prefecture level cities in China from 2000 to 2019 for empirical research. The results show that environmental regulation has a significant and continuous positive impact on green innovation.From the perspective of heterogeneity, we find that cities with higher level of green innovation are suitable to improve the intensity of environmental regulation; Cities with low level of green innovation can not formulate high-intensity environmental regulation policies. The intermediary mechanism shows that under the situation of stricter environmental regulations, producers will pay more attention to the promotion and accumulation of human capital, and provide strong intellectual support for green innovation activities. The adjustment mechanism shows that the cities with high degree of marketization and financial R&D investment are conducive to strengthening the promotion of environmental regulation on green innovation. On the contrary, it weakens the role of environmental regulation in promoting green innovation. In addition, this paper uses SYS-GMM model and selects appropriate instrumental variables to solve the endogeneity problem of the model. We find that after reducing the endogeneity of the model, improving the intensity of environmental regulation can still promote the level of green innovation. Using SDM decomposition model, we find that environmental regulation has spatial spillover effect on green innovation, and the formulation of environmental regulation strategy is conducive to the coordinated development of regional green innovation.

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