Regional migration, entrepreneurship and university alumni

Wu, You; Eesley, Charles E.

doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1934432

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“…We also attribute to human capital a significant role in increasing innovation in STPs. This resonates with other findings that show that the economic reforms introduced since the 1980s propagated the flow of highly skilled labour towards the metropolitan regions and spurred entrepreneurship (Wu & Eesley, 2022). STPs have played an important role in accommodating entrepreneurs, especially highly educated ones, who are actively involved in innovation activities.…”

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“…This created competition among host cities and their corresponding STPs. Cities that host better performing STPs have been more successful in attracting high‐skilled labour as well as new capital investment, thereby further expanding their scale and innovation capabilities (Hu, 2007; Wang et al, 2016; Wu & Eesley, 2022). This process can be self‐reinforcing and lead to a so‐called Matthew effect for better performing STPs.…”

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Heterogeneity in performance of science and technology parks in China: Is there “club” convergence?

Rui,

Lokshin,

Mohnen

2023

Papers in Regional Science

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This study investigates determinants of science and technology parks (STPs) performance in China. We estimate dynamic panel data models on a sample comprising 53 STPs for 2008 – 2018. FDI and human capital impact labor productivity and innovation of STPs and explain differences in performance among them. We find evidence for beta‐ and sigma‐convergence of labor productivity and beta‐, but not sigma‐convergence of innovation. Our study provides novel insights for research on STPs and innovation policy regarding heterogeneity in performance of STPs, and specifically, some evidence concerning formation of ‘clubs’ of STPs based on the city‐tier system in China.

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Heterogeneity in performance of science and technology parks in China: Is there “club” convergence?

Rui,

Lokshin,

Mohnen

2023

Papers in Regional Science

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“…One reason is that special economic zones do not focus on technology companies, and thus innovation‐based strategies may be less relevant. Another reason is that cocoon institutions at a larger scale (e.g., economic zones) might have less significant impact on startups than more localized cocoon institutions (e.g., science parks), because there may be other regional differences in addition to the cocoon effects (Wu & Eesley, 2021).…”

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Entrepreneurial strategies during institutional changes: Evidence from China's economic transition

Eesley

Yang

2021

Strategic Entrepreneurship

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Research Summary Institutional changes create entrepreneurial opportunities and entrepreneurs strategically respond to institutional pressure. However, we lack an understanding of how institutional changes impact entrepreneurial strategies. By exploiting the regional disparities in China's economic transition, we examine how institutional changes alter the effects of entrepreneurial strategies. Using data from an alumni survey in China, we find that relationship‐based strategies are positively associated with firm size in the early stage of the institutional change, innovation‐based strategies appear more effective in the late stage, and “cocoon‐based” strategies are associated with larger firm size in the intermediate stage. We propose that entrepreneurs may temporarily leverage “cocoon institutions” to buffer uncertainty in the broader institutional environment. Overall, we contribute to research at the intersection of institutional change and entrepreneurial strategies. Managerial Summary Institutional environments influence the effectiveness of entrepreneurial strategies. How should entrepreneurs adopt different strategies at different stages of an institutional change? We tackle this question by examining China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy. Using data from an alumni survey in China, we find that relationship‐based strategies promote firm growth in the early stage, innovation‐based strategies appear more effective in the late stage, and locating in science parks benefits firm growth in the intermediate stage. Overall, our study implies that entrepreneurs should adopt different strategies to fit different types of institutional environments. Also, our study provides implications to policymakers that cocoon institutions, such as science parks, may be temporarily effective during the intermediate stage of an institutional change.

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New region, new chances: does moving regionally for university shape later job mobility?

Ehrenfried¹,

Fackler

Lindlacher

2022

Regional Studies

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Regional migration, entrepreneurship and university alumni

Abstract: and * indicate statistical significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. Results remain significant when using robust standard errors.

Cited by 4 publications

References 113 publications

Heterogeneity in performance of science and technology parks in China: Is there “club” convergence?

Heterogeneity in performance of science and technology parks in China: Is there “club” convergence?

Entrepreneurial strategies during institutional changes: Evidence from China's economic transition

New region, new chances: does moving regionally for university shape later job mobility?

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