The Impact of China’s National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone Policy on Provincial-Level Innovation

• Published in: Procedia computer science Vol. 266; pp. 731 - 738
• Main Author: Zhu, Meihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2025
• Subjects: Double Machine Learning; Effect; Heterogeneity; National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone; National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone; Heterogeneity; Effect; Double Machine Learning

Based on panel data encompassing 25 provinces over a 19-year period from 2005 to 2023 and employing the Double/Debiased Machine Learning (DML) framework, this work examines the impact of China’s National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone (NIDZ) pilot policy on provincial-level innovation cap...