R&D diffusion, wage spillover, and the allocation of S&T personnel in China

Abstract

Abstract: Using the panel data of 29 provinces in China during the period of 1991-2004, how international technology diffusion affects the share of Science and Technology (S&T) personnel in China is empirically investigated. The estimation results generally support that foreign R&D enhances the share of China's S&T personnel in its total employment through the two spillover channels of FDI and import. A further estimation shows that the effect of international R&D spillover on R&D personnel's wage varies among different regions. The eastern regions show a significantly positive wage spillover effect, however, it is not true for the central and western provinces of China.

Key words: international R&D diffusion, S&T personnel, wage spillover

CLC Number:

F062.4

Bao Qun, Shao Min. R&D diffusion, wage spillover, and the allocation of S&T personnel in China[J]. Science Research Management, 2011, 32(12): 33-40.

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