Evaluation of Innovation Ability and Spatial Differentiation of China's Prefecture-Level Cities
Wang Gongbo1,2,3, Ma Yue4, Xiang Kun1,2,3, Liu Gongyi5
1.School of Economics and Resource Management,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China; 2.Capital Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy,Beijing 100022,China; 3.Beijing Key Lab of Study on Sci-Tech Strategy for Urban Green Development,Beijing 100875,China; 4.Corporate Finance Department,Zhong Chuan Finance Company,Ltd.,Beijing 100044,China; 5.School of Government, Peking University,Beijing 100871,China
Abstract：China is vigorously implementing the strategy of innovation-driven development,Quantifying the ability to innovation is of great significance for clarifying the status quo and promoting the construction of innovative country.However,the comprehensive measurement of China's innovation capability which is based on the perspective of prefecture-level cities is still lacking.This paper constructs 12 indexes consisting of three aspects(innovation investment,innovation environment and innovation achievements),uses the 2015 data to measure the innovation capabilities of 289 prefecture-level cities in China,and uses exploratory spatial data analysis(ESDA)to examine their spatial differentiation.The results show that,firstly,the innovation ability of prefecture-level cities has a strong correlation with their administrative level,and the prefecture-level cities with the strongest innovation ability are often provincial capitals and sub-provincial cities.Secondly,the innovation ability of prefecture-level cities shows significant spatial differentiation,and the innovation ability generally decreases from the east to the central and western prefecture-level cities.Thirdly,the prefecture-level cities with the strongest innovation capabilities are all located on the eastern coast,mainly in the Yangtze River Delta,the Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Rim region.
王公博, 马悦, 向坤, 刘龚熠. 中国地级市创新能力评价与空间分异[J]. 中国科技论坛, 2020(3): 118-125.
Wang Gongbo, Ma Yue, Xiang Kun, Liu Gongyi. Evaluation of Innovation Ability and Spatial Differentiation of China's Prefecture-Level Cities. , 2020(3): 118-125.
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