创新差异的基因解释

A Genetic Explanation of Innovation Difference

技术创新是经济增长的核心动力，究竟什么因素影响了区域间技术创新差异？本文从基因视角对区域间技术创新差异给出了新的解释，我们认为用遗传距离代表的区域间基因差异会显著影响技术创新程度的差异。利用1988～2009年中国省际数据，本文实证分析了遗传距离对中国区域间技术创新差距的影响，结果表明绝对遗传距离和相对遗传距离均对技术创新差距有显著正向影响，即遗传距离越远的区域其技术创新的差距也越大。本文进而检验了遗传距离对技术创新差距影响的作用机制，结果表明遗传距离并非通过智商上的差异导致创新差异，而是通过影响人群交流从而影响技术创新差异。本文最后给出了相关政策建议。

Innovation lies at the heart of economic growth. What explains the differences in technological innovation between regions? This paper provides a new perspective — gene to shed light on this question. We propose that genetic distance, a measure of gene distribution differences between regions, significantly affects technological innovation differ-ence. Using the provincial data in China during 1988-2009, we analyze the relationship of genetic distance and technological innovation difference empirically, and find that both absolute and relative genetic distance have a significantly positive effect on technological innovation difference. A large genetic distance is coincident with a large technological innovation difference. Furthermore, we investigate how genetic distance could increase technological innovation difference. We find that genetic distance does not capture the intelligence difference but through population communication to affect innovation difference. In the end, on the basis of conclusive comments, we give relevant suggestions.