Research on the Impact of the Midwestern Higher Education Revitalization Plan on Improving the Urban Innovation Level

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202412205

Author(s)

Nan Ding1,*, Caixia Luo2

Affiliation(s)

1School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 2School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, Chongzuo, Guangxi, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The panel data of 254 prefecture-level cities in China from 2008 to 2019 and the Double Difference Method method(DID) was used in this paper to examine the relationship between the revitalization of higher education and urban innovation level. The study finds that the Midwestern Higher Education Revitalization Plan has significantly promoted urban innovation level, and has stronger policy effects on the northeast region, the central region and the cities ranked second and third. Therefore, the government should continue to improve the depth and breadth of the implementation of the Midwestern Higher Education Revitalization Plan in a planned way, continuously enhance the fit between the policy and the current situation of local development, enhance the application of university-based scientific research findings to the practice of urban production, and expedite the integration of industry, academia, and research.

Keywords

Revitalization of Higher Education; Urban Innovation Level; Double Difference Method

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