Interplay between Network Position and Knowledge Production of Cities in China Based on Patent Measurement

Jie Zhang, Bindong Sun () and Chuanyang Wang
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Jie Zhang: Research Center for China Administrative Division, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Bindong Sun: Research Center for China Administrative Division, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Chuanyang Wang: Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: The urban knowledge network in China has undergone in-depth development in recent decades, intimately connecting the position characteristics of cities in the knowledge network to their knowledge production performance. While existing research focuses predominantly on the unidirectional relationship between network position and the knowledge production of cities, there is a notable dearth of studies exploring the bidirectional relationship between the two constructs. By proposing a conceptual framework, this paper empirically examines the interplay between network position and knowledge production of cities through simultaneous equation models. The results revealed a mutually reinforcing relationship between network position and knowledge production, and this relationship exhibits heterogeneous characteristics and spillover effects. Specifically, cities in the periphery block and the central-western region benefit more from the effect of network position on knowledge production, while cities in the core block and the eastern region benefit more from the effect of knowledge production on network position. Moreover, the interactive effect between network position and knowledge production of cities is significantly affected by the network position characteristics and knowledge production performance of their neighboring cities in geographically adjacent regions and relationally adjacent regions. These findings enhance the understanding of urban network externalities and the connotations of the knowledge production function.

Keywords: urban network; knowledge transfer; knowledge production; network externalities; interactive process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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