Performance impact of research policy at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
We present evidence on productivity improvement experienced by the research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) after its implementation of the Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP). Using a balanced panel of data on R&D inputs and outputs of 59 research institutes in CAS, we analyze the productivity, technological and efficiency changes from 1997 to 2005. We document that the CAS research institutes have a productivity growth of 12.5% from 1998 to 2005, which can be further decomposed into 8.8% attributed to technological progress and 3.3% to efficiency improvement. Results of regional analysis show that institutes in Beijing and Shanghai, performed better than institutes in other regions during the same period.
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2011
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Authors: | Zhang, Daqun ; Banker, Rajiv D. ; Li, Xiaoxuan ; Liu, Wenbin |
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Research Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0048-7333. - Vol. 40.2011, 6, p. 875-885
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | DEA Malmquist indexes Productivity change CAS Knowledge innovation program Research policy |
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