Journal of Guizhou University of Finance and Economics ›› 2020 ›› Issue (02): 1-11.

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Deindustrialization, Technology Gap and Technology Spillover Effect of Industrial Relocation

ZHENG Chong-yang, HE Pei-ke   

  1. Tsinghua University, Beijing 100083, China;Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
  • Received:2019-08-24 Online:2020-03-15 Published:2020-03-24

Abstract: The lack of significant positive technology spillover effect of undertaking industrial transfer in the central and western regions of China is one of the core factors widening inter-regional technology gap after 2000 and inducing the premature de-industrialization in recent years. Though calculating the panel data of 30 provinces in 2001-2017, there is a significant positive correlation between the technological level and their own share of industry value add in local GDP, and the industrial transfer toward to the central and western regions in 2005-2014 has contribute to the technology gap widening among regions for significantly negative spillover effects. Due to the relatively low technical level, the central and western regions have attracted industrial transfer mainly rely on cheap factor costs for more than a few decades, their independent innovation capability and resources is hardly to resist the combine effects of local consumption upgrading, rising factor costs and weak international demand. Finally, the widening of technology gap and net export deficit for goods and services at least has accelerated the de-industrialization of some less developed regions.

Key words: TFP, net exports, industrial share, independent innovation, panel data

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