• 中国科学学与科技政策研究会
  • 中国科学院科技政策与管理科学研究所
  • 清华大学科学技术与社会研究中心
ISSN 1003-2053 CN 11-1805/G3

科学学研究 ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 2065-2076.

• 技术创新与制度创新 • 上一篇    下一篇

区域空间结构对科技创新的影响机制研究

黄永春1,邹晨1,吴商硕2,2   

  1. 1. 河海大学
    2.
  • 收稿日期:2021-10-25 修回日期:2022-01-26 出版日期:2022-11-15 发布日期:2022-11-15
  • 通讯作者: 邹晨
  • 基金资助:
    国家社科基金项目;江苏高校哲学社会科学研究重大项目;江苏省知识产权软科学项目

Research on the influence mechanism of regional spatial structure on scientific and technological innovation

  • Received:2021-10-25 Revised:2022-01-26 Online:2022-11-15 Published:2022-11-15

摘要: 正确识别不同类型空间结构对科技创新的影响,是促进区域空间结构合理布局、提升区域科技创新实力的重要途径。在理论分析的基础上,从创新效率和创新差距两个角度,实证检验了区域空间结构对科技创新的影响,并对其影响机制进行了探讨。研究结果表明:单中心空间结构有利于创新效率的提升,且主要通过集聚效应和规模效应两种机制发挥作用;多中心空间结构有利于缩小创新差距,且主要通过规模互借效应、产业结构效应和要素流动效应三种影响机制发挥作用;单中心空间结构更适合处于效率驱动阶段的省市,对于创新驱动阶段省市而言,多中心空间结构则更有利于创新高质量发展。

Abstract: Technological innovation is the primary driving force for development, and implementing an innovation-driven development strategy is conducive to accelerating the transformation of new and old kinetic energy. But at this stage, China's technological innovation capability still has a lot of room for improvement. Studies have shown that the regional spatial structure has a significant impact on economic development, income levels and ecological environment. However, the existing literature seldom deals with the influence of regional spatial structure on regional innovation capability, and the internal influence mechanism of the two has not been deeply explored. Correctly identifying the impact of different types of spatial structures on scientific and technological innovation is an important way to promote the rational layout of regional spatial structures, and enhance the strength of regional scientific and technological innovation. Therefore, on the basis of theoretical analysis, this paper uses the panel data of 26 provinces and autonomous regions in the country from 2001 to 2018 to construct the regional spatial structure index, innovation efficiency index and innovation difference index. We examine the impact of regional spatial structure on innovation efficiency and innovation gap and its underlying mechanisms. On this basis, this paper further discusses the heterogeneity of the impact of regional spatial structure on technological innovation. The research results show that: (1) the single-center spatial structure is beneficial to the improvement of innovation efficiency, and it mainly functions through two mechanisms: agglomeration effect and scale effect; (2) The multi-center spatial structure is conducive to narrowing the innovation gap, and it mainly plays its role through three influencing mechanisms: the scale mutual loan effect, the industrial structure effect and the factor flow effect; (3) The single-center spatial structure is more suitable for provinces and cities in the efficiency-driven stage. For provinces and cities in the innovation-driven stage, the multi-center spatial structure is more conducive to innovation and high-quality development. The findings of this paper have several implications for the adjustment of China's provincial spatial structure and the development of scientific and technological innovation: First, clarify the important role of regional spatial structure in the development of scientific and technological innovation. The adjustment of regional spatial structure is one of the important means to promote the development of scientific and technological innovation. The Chinese government needs to clarify the functional positioning and interrelationships of cities within the province, rationally arrange the spatial structure within the province, and build a regional innovation chain with close cooperation. Second, promote the diversified development of regional spatial structure layout according to local conditions. Each province in China should adopt a reasonable spatial structure according to the actual situation of its own technological innovation and development. For example, while appropriately controlling the development scale of central cities, the eastern provinces should create a certain number of sub-central cities to promote the formation of a multi-center and multi-level spatial structure. For the central and western provinces, the improvement of innovation and development efficiency is the primary task. Therefore, the construction of central cities should be reasonably promoted to avoid blindly "spreading the pie" of development, resulting in waste of resources and low-level balanced development. Third, the development of scientific and technological innovation should not only focus on efficiency but also reflect fairness. China's existing science and technology innovation policies mainly focus on improving the overall efficiency of the innovation chain, but the large gap in science and technology innovation has gradually become one of the important problems that cannot be ignored. Therefore, while improving the efficiency of scientific and technological innovation resource allocation, the fairness of scientific and technological innovation should also be fully considered.