›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 731-741.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.04.21

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Research on regional scientific and technological innovation efficiency and its influencing factors of agricultural research institution in China

CHEN Yao1,2, ZHAO Zhijun1,*, GAO Yun1   

  1. 1.Institute of Agriculture and Economic Development, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, Beijing 100081, China;
    2.College of Finance and Economics, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2019-08-30 Online:2020-04-25 Published:2020-04-26

Abstract: Based on the perspective of the types of innovative achievements, the types of scientific and technological innovative achievements of agricultural research institutions were divided into academic, technical and economic ones. The stochastic frontier model was used to analyze the three types of innovative output efficiency and their influencing factors of agricultural research institutions in China. The results showed that: firstly, during the sampling period, the three types of output efficiency of agricultural research institutions in China were relatively low. There was more improvement of economic output efficiency, followed by technological output and finally academic output. Secondly, there were distinct differences among the three types of output efficiency of agricultural research institutions in various provinces, with serious polarization and diversification. In terms of time trend, technical and economic output efficiency, though relatively low, had shown a good trend of rising. Thirdly, during the sampling period, compared with R&D (research and development) capital, R&D personnel had a higher output contribution, the output efficiency of scientific and technological innovation of agricultural research institutions in China mainly depended on the input of R&D personnel, and the input of R&D funds played a restraining role in the efficiency of scientific and technological innovation in agricultural research institutions. The efficiency of scientific and technological innovation in provincial agricultural research institutions developed extremely unevenly. Fourthly, personnel structure had a significant role in promoting academic and technical output, but had a negative impact on economic output. Personnel quality had a positive effect on the three types of output, but had no evident impact on academic output. Government support had a negative impact on economic output. Infrastructure had a positive effect on the three types of output.

Key words: agricultural research institution, scientific and technological innovation efficiency, influencing factor

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