Impact of IT industry on Chinese technology advancement based on panel data approach

Abstract

This paper estimates how degree IT industry effect on growth rate of technological progress. The model is estimated using the method of multiple panel data approach. The results are the export trade promoted the IT industrial technology advancement, when increase dollar of export amounts, the growth rate of Chinese technological progress can increase 41.4%. But, the import trade is opposite result. We draw the conclusion that independent innovation can raise IT industrial technology advancement of china. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.