International green technology spillovers and China's technical progress

Abstract

Abstract: Green technology is important to break through the restriction on resources and environment problems in economic growth. In this paper, the CH model is modified from the perspective of absorptive capacity. Using the data of 29 regions in China during 2000-2011, the green technology spillover from G7 countries is estimated. Meanwhile, the impacts of green technology innovation, international spillover and inter-provincial spillover on total factor productivity, technical and efficiency changes are compared from two different perspectives. An empirical research shows that, at the national level, inter-provincial spillovers' stimulative effect is the most significant. At the regional level, the Eastern Region mainly adopts independent innovation and the international spillovers. The most significant way in the Central Region is to absorb the inter-provincial spillovers. And in the Western Region, the technological progress mainly depends on the regional overflows. Finally, according to the above conclusions, some policy suggestions on green technology development are proposed.

Key words: technology spillover, absorptive capacity, green technology, total factor productivity

CLC Number:

F204

Qi Jie, Han Botang, Chen Yanchun. International green technology spillovers and China's technical progress[J]. Science Research Management, 2015, 36(9): 55-63.

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