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R&D Efforts, Total Factor Productivity, and the Energy Intensity in China

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  • Xiaobo Shen
  • Boqiang Lin
  • Wei Wu

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This paper first measures the levels and growths of regional TFP in China using a panel dataset of China’s 30 provinces from 1978–2014. It then estimates the effects of R&D on regional TFP and its growth further explores the impact of TFP on China’s energy intensity. We find no evidence that R&D has innovation and spillover effects on TFP and its growth in China’s provinces. Nevertheless, R&D can promote growth in regional TFP by helping to absorb new technologies embodied in FDI and foreign trade. The results indicate that TFP plays a significant role in the decline of China’s energy intensity.

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  • Xiaobo Shen & Boqiang Lin & Wei Wu, 2019. "R&D Efforts, Total Factor Productivity, and the Energy Intensity in China," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(11), pages 2566-2588, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:55:y:2019:i:11:p:2566-2588
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2019.1579709
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