Do research universities boost regional economic development? - Evidence from China
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Keywords
Research Universities; Regional Economic Development; Synthetic Control Method;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2021-01-18 (China)
- NEP-CSE-2021-01-18 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-CWA-2021-01-18 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-GEO-2021-01-18 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-URE-2021-01-18 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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