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This paper examines the relationship between technology imports, R&D investment and technical efficiency of Chinese high-tech industry using provincial panel data for the period between 2000 and 2009. The results show that, although technology imports have no significant effects on technical efficiency, R&D has a positive and significant influence on the technical efficiency of Chinese high-tech industry, what’s more, the interaction of R&D investment and technology imports promotes technical efficiency significantly. For policy makers, the results of our analysis suggest that adjusting trade structure and encouraging enterprises to increase R&D investment may significantly promote technical efficiency of Chinese high-tech industry.
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Peng, F., Li, L. (2013). Technology Imports, R&D Investment and Technical Efficiency of Chinese High-Tech Industry. In: Qi, E., Shen, J., Dou, R. (eds) The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38427-1_32
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