Regional Innovation Evolution: An Emerging Economy Perspective (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 62)

This book covers many aspects of innovation theory, evolutionary economics, economic geography, and simulation models. It is one of the first books to comprehensively and systematically focus on the evolution of regional innovation based on provincial experience in emerging economics, including stylized facts, theoretical explanation, and simulation. The book is devoted to a pioneering process-based regional innovation matrix used for classifying a regional innovation model, which is illustrated by real-world cases and data analyses. The topics addressed here include path dependency, lock-in, routines, variations, selectivity, regional gap, innovation progress, agglomeration, and innovation efficiency. The simulation methods describing the dynamics of regional innovation evaluation on economics are developed as well. The primary objective of this work is to provide a tractable and useful regional governance tool for researchers and policy makers in regional science, human geography, and related disciplines. The book is highly recommended to readers who seek more insight into the continuous development of China or regional development gaps. Acknowledgments 6 Contents 7 Part I: Overview 10 Chapter 1: Regional Innovation and Evolution 11 1.1 Motivation 11 1.2 Regional Innovation 13 1.3 Evolution Economics 15 1.3.1 Selection 16 1.3.2 Variation 17 1.3.3 Routine 18 1.3.4 Path Dependence 19 1.4 Evolution Perspective on Regional Innovation 20 1.5 Agglomeration of Innovation 22 References 23 Part II: Stylized Facts and Theoretical Explanation 28 Chapter 2: Stylized Facts of Regional Innovation in China 29 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Spatial Distribution of Regional Innovation 31 2.3 Spatial Agglomeration of Regional Innovation 33 2.4 Comparison of Regional Innovation Efficiency 36 References 40 Chapter 3: Theoretical Explanation of Innovation Spatial Distribution 41 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Inada Condition in Regional Innovation 42 3.3 Regional Innovative Bias 48 3.4 Evolution Perspective on Regional Innovative Bias 49 References 53 Part III: Regional Innovation Model and Evolution 54 Chapter 4: Design of Regional Innovation Process Matrix 55 4.1 Introduction 55 4.2 Innovation Process 57 4.2.1 Science Discovery 58 4.2.2 Technology Development 59 4.2.3 Production Application 60 4.3 Regional Differences in Innovation Process 60 4.4 Regional Process 61 4.4.1 Aggregation 62 4.4.2 Specialization 63 4.4.3 Hub 64 4.5 Regional Innovation Process Matrix 65 References 67 Chapter 5: Application: Regional Innovation Model 70 5.1 Scope, Timeframe, and Data Sources 70 5.2 Identify Regional Innovation Model of Provinces in China 71 5.3 Agglomeration, Efficiency, and Regional Innovation Model 78 References 79 Chapter 6: Evolution of the Regional Innovation Model 80 6.1 Introduction 80 6.2 Cases of Regional Innovation Model Evolution 81 6.3 Selectivity in the Evolution of Regional Innovation Models 85 6.4 Spatial Diffusion of Innovation Growth 88 6.4.1 The Growth Stage of Science Discovery 89 6.4.2 The Growth Stage of Technology Development 91 6.4.3 The Growth Stage of Production Application 93 6.5 Ring Structure of Regional Innovation Model 97 References 100 Chapter 7: Typical Regional Innovation Model 101 7.1 Introduction 101 7.2 Science Discovery-Hub Model 102 7.3 Technology Development-Specialization Model 104 7.4 Production Application-Aggregation Model 105 7.5 Industry Linkage Analysis 106 References 116 Part IV: Economic Dynamics Simulation 117 Chapter 8: Economic Simulation Formulation 118 8.1 Introduction 118 8.2 Production Function Based on Regional Innovation Model 120 8.3 Production and Demand 122 8.3.1 Production 122 8.3.2 Demand 123 8.4 International Trade 123 8.4.1 Import 124 8.4.2 Export 125 8.5 Income, Saving, and Investment 125 8.5.1 Income 125 8.5.2 Savings 126 8.5.3 Investment 126 8.6 Equilibrium Conditions and Data Sources 127 8.6.1 Equilibrium Conditions 127 8.6.2 Data Sources 128 References 129 Chapter 9: Economic Impact of Regional Innovation Model 130 9.1 Scenarios Setting 130 9.2 Impact on the Macroeconomy 131 9.3 Impact on the Economic Agents 136 9.4 Impact on the Industrial Economy and Structure 138 9.4.1 Industrial Economy 138 9.4.2 Industry Structure 145 References 148 Part V: Conclusion 149 Chapter 10: Conclusions and Discussions 150 10.1 Main Conclusions 150 10.2 Proposals 153