Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth …, direct effect of human capital on TFP growth. This direct effect is hypothesized to come from domestic innovation activities …. The estimated spillover effect of human capital on TFP growth is positive and statistically significant, which is very …