Abstract Based on the provincial panel data of China from 2002 to 2016, this paper uses the system generalized method of moments to explore the impact of high-tech imports on the accumulation of human capital in China. The results show that: (1) the increase of per capita GDP brought about by the import of high-tech products will relax the credit constraints of workers’ investment in education and promote the accumulation of human capital; (2) foreign direct investment promotes the accumulation of human capital through the spillover effect of knowledge and technology, but these effects also show great regional differences; (3) based on different education levels, the increase of import of high-tech products will lead to a significant increase of human capital in higher education, while the impact on human capital in basic education and secondary education is not significant.
2019, Vol. 36 
