Emerging Geography of Creativity and Labor Productivity Effects in China  

作　　者：Wentao Yu Jin Hong Yanrui Wu Dingtao Zhao Jing Qiu 

机构地区：[1]School of Management,University of Science and Technology of China [2]Business School,University of Western Australia

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2013年第5期78-99,共22页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：the support of the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina(71172213 and 71171183);the Ministry of Education,Humanities and Social Sciences Project(09YJA630153 and 10YJA790260);the National Social Science Foundation of China(08&ZD043)

摘　　要：The paper presents an alternative approach to explain why regional productivity is different across regions by utilizing the creative class approach in China. First, we analyze the extent of spatial agglomeration of the creative class across regions in China. Second, we develop a model with spatial externalities to investigate how the concentration of the creative class can promote regional productivity. Our analysis confirms the importance of spatial agglomeration of the creative class in stimulating regional productivity. The results also imply that regional productivity is greater in markets with higher levels of innovation, capital stock, manufacturing and urbanization. In light of the results of our analysis, we discuss a number of policy implications.The paper presents an alternative approach to explain why regional productivity is different across regions by utilizing the creative class approach in China. First, we analyze the extent of spatial agglomeration of the creative class across regions in China. Second, we develop a model with spatial externalities to investigate how the concentration of the creative class can promote regional productivity. Our analysis confirms the importance of spatial agglomeration of the creative class in stimulating regional productivity. The results also imply that regional productivity is greater in markets with higher levels of innovation, capital stock, manufacturing and urbanization. In light of the results of our analysis, we discuss a number of policy implications.

关 键 词：China creative class agglomeration CREATIVITY regional labor productivity spatial externality 

分 类 号：F014.2[经济管理—政治经济学] P9[天文地球—自然地理学]