Industrial Agglomeration, University-Industry Collaboration and Patent Output: Evidence from the Chinese High-Tech Industry

Abstract

This article analyzes the different effects of industrial aggregation, industry-university collaboration, foreign direct investment and government support on innovation performance and the synergistic effect between them, thereby to identify the determinants of innovation output of Chinese high-tech industry in the period 2009-2018. The results indicate that industrial agglomeration and industry-university collaboration both have a significant positive impact on the patent output of high-tech industries, but the synergistic effect between industrial agglomeration and industry-university collaboration is significantly negative. Meanwhile, both of foreign direct investment and government support could negatively affect the innovation output, while their synergistic effect is positive.