Capability accumulation,innovation, and technology diffusion: Lessons from a Base of the Pyramid cluster

Although research on industry clusters has made many valuable contributions, a dearth of empirical evidence and theoretical reflection about the characteristics of Base of the Pyramid (BOP) clusters has persisted. Consequently, the literature still lacks a framework that incorporates the context, challenges, and dynamics encountered in such clusters. Drawing from clusters, capability accumulation, and innovation literatures, we develop a theoretical framework that provides a more fine-grained understanding of the dynamics encountered in BOP clusters, the role of support organizations, the importance of capabilities accumulation in firms, and the challenges associated with technology development and diffusion within such settings. We use case study research method conducted in a traditional granite-mining cluster in Brazil, based on 154 interviews with key informants between 1999 and 2011. Our findings suggest that BOP clusters present different dynamics when compared to clusters elsewhere, because of the existence of idiosyncrasies such as additional barriers to technology diffusion, especially when coupled with a lack of coordination and misaligned policy approaches. We contribute to the literature by arguing that the process of technology diffusion in BOP clusters is hindered by these barriers, and that technology development without wide diffusion within BOP clusters can become a source of social exclusion and wealth concentration. Moreover, in large emerging economies, global pipelines are not necessarily the only path for BOP clusters to achieve competitive advantage and sustainable growth, as suggested in the clusters literature.     

湖南产业集群化发展模式研究

产业集群作为某一产业领域关联的企业及其支持系统在一定地域内集聚并形成具有持续竞争优势的经济群落,已经成为当代世界经济发展的一大趋势。湖南作为中部地区的一个重要组成部分,要实现在“中部地区崛起”中的快速发展,就必须形成一批在全国有强大竞争优势的产业集群。通过对产业群发展现状与特征阐述,分析了湖南现有的四大产业群发展模式及其特征,指出了产业群发展中存在的主要缺陷和不足,并提出了相应的发展对策和措施。     

产业融合视角下物流金融协同发展研究

物流金融是在中小企业融资需求,物流企业和金融机构拓展业务、谋求高收益的现实背景下新兴的一种融资模式。它是一种实现物流企业、金融机构和融资企业三方共赢的融资模式。由于信息不对称和各业务主体短期逐利动机的存在,物流金融业务存在着巨大的信用风险。依据协同理论,物流金融的发展有赖于相关各方的积极协调配合、各个主体长期的有效协同行为以及跨行业信息平台的建立。     

基于集对分析法的地区大中型工业企业自主创新能力评价

为了对地区大中型工业企业自主创新能力进行全面、科学的评价,基于集对分析法,提出了地区大中型工业企业自主创新能力评价指标体系及综合评价模型。通过对我国30个省市区大中型工业企业的实证分析,表明该方法科学简便,具有很好的实用价值。     

中部崛起政策对地区产业升级的异质性影响与机制分析--基于PSM-DID方法的一项拟自然实验

国家中部崛起政策实施13年来,相关地区的经济发展和产业结构发生不同程度的变化。为进一步引导发展,需对这一政策的实施效果作整体评估和检验。基于1999-2013年我国201个地级市的面板数据,运用PSM-DID方法,从长期影响角度评估中部崛起政策实施效果。结果表明,以地区技术复杂度度量的产业结构得到了显著的提升。在此基础上考察中国式财政分权模式下政府财政行为波动对政策效果的影响,结果显示政府财政支出波动对地区产业升级会起到负面作用。进一步的机制检验表明,吸引外商直接投资、积极性政府财政政策、突破路径依赖是实现政策效果的中介变量;政策着力点主要在高技术水平的产业上;由于地区异质性的存在,部分省份产业升级并未达到预期效果。因此,制定新一轮崛起战略措施时,要因地制宜,充分考虑地区异质性,走内涵式发展道路。     

我国产业结构与经济增长间动态关系的实证分析——基于状态空间模型

运用时变参数模型,从三次产业对经济增长的拉动作用的角度,对三次产业与经济增长之间的动态关系进行了实证研究。结果表明:虽然近几年第三产业产值及其占比的增长速度均很快,但第三产业对经济增长的拉动作用不明显,落后于第二产业。最后,结合我国产业结构的特点,提出提高消费性服务业产值比重、加快第三产业内部结构的升级等建议,强调在努力提高第三产业产值比重的同时,更应注重提高第三产业的效率,由此才能实现经济的长期稳定增长。     

基于知识权力和知识交互行为的产业集群多重知识网络演化分析

针对产业集群知识网络中客观存在但却未受关注的知识权力,结合自适应知识交互行为,采用多主体建模与仿真方法,分析知识权力的动态变化导致的产业集群多重知识网络演化。结果表明:知识权力差距及知识交互行为是促使产业集群多重知识网络形成及演化的基础,产业集群多重知识网络的演化过程具有典型的阶段性特征,其网络结构呈现出网络节点密集性与稀疏性相结合、强联结与弱联结并存、度分布高度异质性的特征。利用实际产业集群网络验证仿真结果,证明了该仿真模型的可信性。     

集群企业间知识溢出、研发竞争与集群主导设计形成的关系

考察了产业集群企业间的研发竞争和知识溢出对集群企业采纳潜在主导设计的影响。通过数理分析和实证检验,得到如下结论:集群企业间的研发竞争有利于主导设计的形成;集群企业间的知识溢出对主导设计的形成也有正向影响;企业间的研发竞争正向调节知识溢出与主导设计形成的关系。     

Analysis of interregional industry linkage and economic distance in China: evidence from the mining industry

The mining industry is an important sector of the national economy, which provides essential support for energy and other resources for economic development. Industrial linkage and economic distance are two different concepts in measuring the correlationship of different industries, in this article, we apply the model that combines both of them to analyse the industries significantly influence the mining industry. We find that electricity and heating industry, and the mining industry itself from forward linkages have greatly influenced the mining industry, and the industries from backward linkages affect mining industry are changing with industrial economic transformation. We also find resources can flow across several regions only after 2007, which means the role of geographical factors limiting long-range transportation of resources is weakening after 2007. And we explain how resources flow among various regions during 1997 ~ 2007. Based on the findings above, policy implications from the empirical results obtained are discussed.     

Regional foreign direct investment and technology spillover: evidence across different clusters in India

This paper examines whether there exist productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) to domestic firms at the regional level, using firm-level panel dataset covering 22 manufacturing industries in India from 2000 to 2012. In order to estimate the productivity spillovers from FDI at the regional level, we select 10 industrial clusters across 4 regions in India. In estimating productivity, we control for a possible simultaneity bias by using semi-parametric estimation techniques. We find that local firms benefit from horizontal and vertical FDI, but the benefits from the latter are found to be substantially stronger. The absorptive capacity of domestic firms is highly relevant to harvest the spilled technology from foreign-owned firms. Furthermore, we find that domestic firms belonging to high-technology industries benefit more from FDI at the regional level. We also find that market concentration is a crucial conduit for firm innovation, technological upgradation, and having a direct effect on local firm total factor productivity.