This paper adopts a structural framework to study the process of indigenous innovation and its impact on firm … almost 70,000 private Chinese firms operating in the PRC from 2004 to 2007. Relying on a structural innovation framework, the …'s decision to innovate; (ii) the innovation effort; (iii) the innovation throughput; and (iv) the firm performance. The results …

This paper explores the connection between the external opening of China and differences in innovation across Chinese … become more innovative. Further, we show a U-shaped relation between globalization, regional income levels, and innovation …, where both the lower middle-income and the most advanced regions gain from globalization in terms of increased innovation …