Regional Innovation System and Regional Innovation Efficiency——Empirical Research Based on Provincial Data of China

Based on the penal data of 30 provinces in China during the period 2000~2010,this paper uses stochastic frontier analysis calculating the innovation efficiency of each province in China,and mainly examines the relationship between regional innovation system and regional innovation efficiency.The authors find the innovation efficiency of China in the sample period is relative low,and the gap of which is very significant between different regions.The university-industry cooperation and government support have robustly positive effect on regional innovation efficiency,which reflects the positive effect of the network among innovation subject elements in regional innovation system on Chinese regional innovation efficiency.Moreover,this study also shows that the structure of innovation subjects and their connections are the main reasons causing the diversity of China's regional innovation efficiency.