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Convergence in China’s high-tech industry development performance: a spatial panel model

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  • Xiao Ze-Lei
  • Du Xin-ya
  • Fan Fei

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At present, there exist both regional-scale and regional performance differences in China’s high-tech industry development. Performance differences will inevitably affect resource allocation in regional high-tech industry and in the upgrading of industrial structure. Thus, this article conducts a systematic study of convergence issues in China’s high-tech industry development performance by adopting the spatial panel econometric method and related approaches.First, to measure the comprehensive performance of China’s high-tech industry development, the study applies the Malmquist index and efficacy coefficient method from the perspective of R&D efficiency and economic efficiency; then, by adopting a spatial autoregressive (SAR) panel data model, it studies the absolute $$\beta $$β convergence and convergence mechanism of China’s provincial high-tech industry development performance from 2001 to 2013. The results indicate the existence of distinct absolute $$\beta $$β convergence in China’s high-tech industry development performance since the 21st century, which is mainly due to technology diffusion. The convergence rate of central China is notably faster than that of other regions.

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  • Xiao Ze-Lei & Du Xin-ya & Fan Fei, 2017. "Convergence in China’s high-tech industry development performance: a spatial panel model," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(52), pages 5296-5308, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:49:y:2017:i:52:p:5296-5308
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1305091
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