Independent R&D, Intermediate Product Import and Technology Sophistication of Manufacturing Export
HAN Ya-feng1,2, FU Yun-jia3
1.College of International Economics and Business, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China; 2.Henan Soft Science Research Center of Regional Industrial Innovation and Development, Zhengzhou 450046, China; 3.Department of Farmer Benefiting Finance, Zhongyuan Bank, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
Abstract Through analysis of the logic and mechanism of the independent R&D, intermediate product import and technology complexity of manufacturing export, this paper adopts the provincial panel data from 2007 to 2016 and spatial measurement, then carries out an in-depth analysis of the dynamic change of distribution space and time of intermediate product import and technology complexity of manufacturing export. Empirical results show that independent R&D, import of intermediate products, and the technology complexity of manufacturing are basically the same in terms of regional distribution and spatial agglomeration, with distinct near-neighbor effect. Through the spatial econometrics of total sample, it is found that independent R&D and intermediate product import have a significant effect on the improvement of technology complexity of manufacturing export, but there is no obvious incentive effect. The results of spatial econometrics in different regions show that the independent innovation and the import of intermediate products in the central and western regions have a greater effect on the technology complexity of manufacturing than that of the eastern region. In view of the above analysis results, it is advised to increase investment in R&D, to implement a diversified import of intermediate products, to fully exert the function of space spillover and accumulative effect.
2018, Vol. 35 
