Zhang, Min; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - In: Papers in regional science : the journal of the … 103 (2024) 3, pp. 1-15
China. We examine the adoption of these reforms between 2009 and 2016 as an exogenous shock to regional institutions. Our … highlights the critical role of government institutions in driving innovation across China, bringing to the fore important … the quality of local institutions. Although the impact of national institutions on innovation is well-documented, the …