The Mechanism of Technological Innovation in China’s Regional Economic Development

Wei Liang; Lei Chen; Xiu Li; Peng Liu

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The Mechanism of Technological Innovation in China’s Regional Economic Development

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Wei Liang¹, Lei Chen¹, Xiu Li¹^{, *}, Peng Liu¹^{, 2}

¹Taishan University, Taian City, Shandong Province, 271000, China

²Wŏnkwang University, Iksan City, North Jeolla Province, South Korea

^*Corresponding author. Email: lixiude@163.com

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Xiu Li

Available Online 30 June 2026.

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Keywords: Technological Innovation; Regional Economic Development; Regional Heterogeneity
Abstract: Using panel data from 31 Chinese provinces covering 2014–2023, this study examines the driving effect of technological innovation (TI) on regional economic development (RED). Entropy weighting, fixed-effects models, the Spatial Durbin Model, and instrumental variable methods are employed to address endogeneity issues. The empirical results confirm that technological innovation has a significantly positive impact on regional economic development. The spatial spillover effects of technological innovation are relatively weak, mainly due to uneven distribution of innovation resources and barriers to technology diffusion. Moreover, the economic effects of technological innovation show pronounced regional heterogeneity: significantly positive in eastern and northeastern China, temporarily negative in central China, and insignificant in western China. This study enriches research on innovation-driven development and provides empirical support for formulating differentiated technological innovation policies to promote balanced, high-quality coordinated regional economic growth.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Humanities, Wisdom Education and Service Management (HWESM 2026)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 30 June 2026
ISBN: 978-2-38476-593-5
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_47 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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