Abstract: This paper selects the panel data of China’s provincial high-tech industries during 1997-2009, and makes an empirical study on the influences of the institutional environment for knowledge productivity. It finds that the institutional environment is an important factor affecting the knowledge productivity, and this effect has been showing significant regional differences. The contribution of the institutional environment is obviously different between eastern region, central region and western region, namely 19.5%, 11.8% and 23.4%. Five aspects index of the institutional environment are also showing significant regional differences, the non-state economic development has a significant positive effect only in the western region, the market development produces a catalytic role only in the eastern region, and the factor market development is ineffective in the western region. Although the relation of government and market and the legal environment of all regions have positive effects on the knowledge productivity, but the degree is obvious difference.

Key words: institutional environment, regional differences, knowledge productivity, high-tech industries

摘要： 本文选取1997-2009年中国高技术产业的省际层面面板数据，分区域考察了制度环境对知识生产效率的影响。研究发现，制度环境是影响知识生产效率的重要因素，并且这种影响已经呈现明显的区域差异性。东部、中部和西部地区制度环境改善对知识生产效率提高的贡献度差异明显，分别是19.5%、11.8%和23.4%。制度环境五个方面指数中，非国有经济发展仅在西部地区有显著的正向效应，产品市场发育只对东部地区产生了促进作用，而要素市场发育则在西部地区影响不显著；虽然政府与市场关系、法律制度环境对各地区知识生产效率都有着积极促进作用，但影响大小也有着明显的差别。

关键词: 制度环境, 知识生产效率, 区域差异, 高技术产业