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Author-Name: Huang, Can
Author-Email: huang@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, and Maastricht University
Author-Name: Wu, Yilin
Author-Workplace-Name: Center for Applied Statistic and School of Statistics,
	 Renmin University of China
Title: State-led technological development: A case of China's nanotechnology 
	 development
Abstract: We analyze the nanotechnology patent applications filed in China from 
	 1998 to 2008 and find that the extraordinary nanotechnology development 
	 in China has been primarily promoted by the public sector but not driven 
	 by industry and market force. This finding implies that developing 
	 countries such as China with public research capacity and commitment to 
	 technological development can make rapid progress in basic research of 
	 emerging technologies, but it remains uncertain whether and when local 
	 industry can benefit from public R&D investment to actively develop 
	 indigenous innovation.
Classification-JEL: O14, O33, O38
Keywords: New Technologies, Nanotechnology, Asia, China, R&D, Patents, State-led R&D,
	 Innovation, R&D Investment
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2011
Number: 2011-013
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2011/wp2011-013.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2011013