政治关联、地理邻近性与企业联盟研发投入

Political Connection,Geography Proximity and Firm R&D Alliance Investment

采用第三方权威机构世界银行提供的调查数据,本文基于实证视角评估了政治关联和地理邻近性对企业联盟研发行为的影响效应。结果表明,政治关联和地理邻近的企业通常具有更高的研发投入倾向和强度。另外,政治关联会强化地理邻近性对企业联盟研发行为的积极影响。内生性检验和稳健性分析的结果表明上述关系具有较强的稳健性。进一步研究发现,信息通讯技术的使用有助于弱化地理邻近性对企业联盟研发投入的积极影响,这为联盟研发企业打破地域上的"空间粘性"提供了有效途径。本文的研究结论在一定程度上解释了在欠发达和转型的经济体中孱弱的正式制度与积极创新并存的悖论,为深层次地理解企业联盟研发行为提供了更加详细的微观经验证据。

This paper provides a firm- level empirical analysis on the ways in which political connection and geography proximity affects firm RD alliance using survey data of World Bank about institutional quality of Chinese enterprise operation. The results show that,both political connection and geography proximity have positive effects on the input tendency and input intensity of RD alliance investment. Furthermore,political connection would strengthen the positive effect of geography proximity on firm RD alliance behavior. The results of endogenous test and robustness analysis show that,the relationships between political connection,geography proximity and firm RD alliance are very robust. Additionally,we show that using information communication technology as a means to weaken the positive effect of geography proximity on firm RD alliance,this provides an effective way for firm to break the ‘spatial stickiness ＇. The research conclusions partially explain the paradox of coexistence weak institution with proactive innovation,and provide micro- empirical evidence to deeply understand the firm RD alliance behaviors.