Restructuring China's research institutes |
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| Authors: | Renai Jiang Daniel L Tortorice Gary H Jefferson |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaThis work was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program, Integrated Assessment Research Program, Grant No. DE‐SC0000908, the US National Science Foundation, Grant No. 0519902 and the National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China, Grant No. 71302147. We thank Gao Changlin, Song Weiguo and Xuan Zhaohui at China's Ministry of Science and Technology, and Cheng Bangwen and Qin Haoyuan at the Central China Science and Technology University for their assistance. We further thank Karen Fisher‐Vanden for her participation and support. We thank the editor Philippe Aghion and an anonymous referee for helpful comments. An initial version of the paper was presented at the Conference on Chinese Approaches to National Innovation, University of California at San Diego, 28–29 June 2010 and in the Brandies University internal research seminar. Daniel Tortorice acknowledges support from the Brandeis University Theodore and James Norman and Tomberg Research Funds.;2. Department of Economics, International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Over the past two decades, China's R&D intensity has surged. The institutional arrangements underlying this surge remain unclear. We study the notable restructuring of the country's 5,000 research institutes, begun in 1999. This study first reviews the evolution of China's research institute sector over the period 1995–2010. Then applying OLS, fixed effects, event study and propensity score analysis to institute level data, we find the restructuring programme has accomplished some of its goals. The converted Science and Technology enterprises shifted towards a more commercial mission, the institutes converted to non‐profit research institutes have focused on a more research‐oriented mission. |
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| Keywords: | Technological innovation R&D invention research policy |
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