Does urban agglomeration affect innovation convergence: evidence from China

Jie Tang and Wenyue Cui

Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2023, vol. 32, issue 4, 563-578

Abstract: Based on the β-convergence method, this paper studies whether there is innovation convergence in Chinese cities as a whole, and analyzes the reasons why cities within urban agglomerations show significant innovation convergence. We find that:(i) Empirical regression based on β convergence theory indicates that there is significant innovation convergence at the city level in China. The analysis based on σ convergence theory also supports this result. (ii) The speed of innovation convergence of cities within urban agglomerations is significantly higher than that of cities outside urban agglomerations. (iii) Human capital spillover and market interaction can significantly affect the level of urban innovation growth, which is the main reason for the innovation convergence difference inside and outside the urban agglomeration.

Date: 2023
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