Yao, Li and Li, Jun (2022) 'Intercity Innovation Collaboration and the Role of High-speed Rail Connections: Evidence from Chinese Co-patent Data.' Regional Studies. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0034-3404
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Abstract
This study explores the extent to which changes in transport infrastructure counterbalance pre-existing geographic friction and foster innovation collaboration, using the Chinese HSR construction as a quasi-natural experiment. Using a comprehensive dataset of city-pair co-patents from 2005 to 2018, we show that HSR connection significantly increases inter-city co-patents, patent quality, and collaborative partnerships, and such effects are strongest for city-pairs within 250 km and decrease for longer distances. Moreover, the HSR effect is stronger for cities in similar institutional setting, indicating a negative moderating effect of institutional distance. Various robustness methods are used to confirm the validity of our findings.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Innovation collaboration, Co-patent, High-speed Rail, Geographical proximity, Institutional proximity |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
Depositing User: | Elements |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2021 11:36 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2022 17:34 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/31401 |
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