Regional Innovation Profiles: A Comparative Empirical Study of Four Chinese Regions Based on Expert Knowledge

Liefner Ingo (), Kroll Henning (), Zeng Gang () and Heindl Anna-Barbara ()
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Liefner Ingo: Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography Leibniz University Hannover Schneiderberg 50 D-30167 Hannover Germany
Kroll Henning: Institute for Systems and Innovation Research Breslauer Str. 48 D-76139 Karlsruhe Germany
Zeng Gang: Institute of Spatial Planning and Regional Economy East China Normal University 3663 North Zhongshan Road 200062 Shanghai P.R. China
Heindl Anna-Barbara: Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography Leibniz University Hannover Schneiderberg 50 D-30167 Hannover Germany

ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, 2021, vol. 65, issue 3-4, 101-117

Abstract: In emerging economies such as China, marked by profound regional disparities in terms of socio-economic wealth and technology, different regions use not only different levels of inputs into the innovation process, but also produce different outputs with qualitative diversity that is seldom sufficiently acknowledged. This paper uses structured expert interviews (AHP) to provide insights into the innovation profiles of four selected Chinese regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Kunming. It combines information on drivers of innovation as well as innovation characteristics and objectives to establish and compare regional innovation profiles.

Keywords: Regional Innovation Profiles; China; Analytic hierarchy process; Comparative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1515/zfw-2020-0022

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