China's regional innovation capacity in transition: An empirical approach

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-357

  Li, Xibao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Knowledge production function; Patent; Regional innovation system; Stochastic frontier model

Indexed keywords

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EMPIRICAL APPROACHES; INNOVATION EFFICIENCIES; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PATENT; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM; REGIONAL INNOVATIONS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODEL;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 59649095233     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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