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March 01 2019 Comments on Effects of National Science and Technology Programs on Innovation in Chinese Firms Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2019 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2019Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2019) 18 (1): 237–238. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00679 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments on Effects of National Science and Technology Programs on Innovation in Chinese Firms. Asian Economic Papers 2019; 18 (1): 237–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00679 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Ming Lu, Shanghai Jiaotong University: In recent years, China has made great progress in science and technology development. Whether this is because of the powerful state is an ongoing public dispute in China. This paper is timely and thought-provoking and provides evidence using data from China for the dispute. More generally, I hope those who are interested in the role of the state in economic development by industrial policies or any other policy tools will read this paper. This is the background I'd like to add to this paper. This paper finds that the effects of national science and technology programs may have been over-estimated. After using a matching difference-in-differences method, the effects of the programs become insignificant. This means the effects are largely because of selection, which is usually known as “picking the winner.” In other words, even without the resources given by the government, the better firms should... You do not currently have access to this content.
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