Talent, technological innovation and economic growth in China

Theory and Concepts This article explores the economic geography of talent and technology in China, the factors Technology and talent have long been seen as driv- that shape that geography, and the effects of ing forces of economic growth. [...] The con- research also introduces novel measures of quality- nection between human capital and regional growth of-life and diversity, which reflect the unique condi- is supported by a wide body of empirical evidence at tions and characteristics of the Chinese case, and the national and regional levels. [...] A large number of ate regressions to examine the factors that shape the studies have found strong relationships between hu- economic geography of talent production and techno- man capital and regional growth (Glaeser et al 2000; logical innovation, and to gauge the effects of each of Rauch 1994; Young 1995; Eaton and Eckstein 1997; them on regional growth and development. [...] In the second stage of the model, higher levels The final measure is a dummy variable for the lan- of talent generate the human capital spillovers and guages spoken in a region. [...] The ability to produce talent, and reduce the costs and increase the efficiency especially from universities, is an increasingly of the production and distribution of new ideas.