Research on the Influence Factors of Diffusion of Innovation: Voucher Policy in Local Government.

Authors

  • Jin Gao Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.
  • Jianchuang Yang Escuela de Gobierno, Universidad Sun Yat-sen, China.
  • Xueyi Li Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.
  • Qing Gao Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.
  • Cong Liu Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60583/gypp.v32i2.8123

Keywords:

Policy difusión, Innovation voucher, Event history análisis, Local government, Influence factor

Abstract

Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in the Chinese Mainland from 2014 to 2018, this research uses the event history analysis (EHA) model to explore the influencing factors of the policy diffusion of innovation vouchers. The event history analysis of the adop­tion of the science and technology innovation voucher policy shows that: among the internal factors, financial support, special investment, science and technology supply, and length of use are the key drivers of innovation voucher policy adoption; among the external factors, policy learning and vertical pressure have significant effects on the adoption results of in­novation voucher policy. The conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements, the proportion of r&d activities without r&d institutions, the demand of enterprises for scientific and technological achievements, and the number of redemptions per year have no significant effects on the popularity of innovation vouchers. External diffusion effects such as policy imitation and inter-provincial competition were also weak.

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Author Biographies

Jin Gao, Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.

Doctor en Ciencia Política y desde 2012 se desempeña como profesor asociado y supervisor de maestría en el Departamento de Gestión Administrativa, Colegio de Gramática, Universidad del Noreste. Experiencia docente: Universidad de Liaoning, Departamento de Historia, licenciatura en Historia (1997-2001); Universidad de Liaoning, Escuela de Historia, maestría en Historia (recomendado sin examen) (2001-2004); Escuela de Gobierno Zhou Enlai, Universidad de Nankai, doctorado en Ciencia Política (2004-2007). Experiencia posdoctoral: posdoctorante, Universidad del Noreste, Estación Postdoctoral, Administración Pública (2009-2011). Experiencia laboral: Departamento de Administración Pública, Colegio de Derecho, Universidad del Noreste, catedrático (2007-2011). Sus áreas de investigación abarcan estudios de políticas públicas, gobierno chino contemporáneo e historia y proceso del sistema político chino. Es autor de varios artículos de investigación científica

Jianchuang Yang, Escuela de Gobierno, Universidad Sun Yat-sen, China.

Recibió su licenciatura en Administración Pública por la Es­cuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, Shenyang, Liaoning, República Popular China, en 2016, y su maestría en Administración Pública por la Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, Shenyang, Liao­ning, República Popular China, en 2019. Actualmente trabaja para obtener su doctorado en Administración Pública en la Escuela de Gobierno, Universidad Sun Yat-sen, Guangzhou, Guangdong, República Popular China. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen política pública, política sanitaria, rendición de cuen­tas gubernamental y política social. Su trabajo ha aparecido en el International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health y en Chinese Public Admi­nistration (en chino).

Xueyi Li, Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.

Se graduó del Departamento de Administración Pública, Universidad Tecnológica de Hebei, con una licenciatura en Administración en 2017; se graduó del Departamento de Administración Pública, Colegio de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, con una maestría en Administración en 2020, Shenyang, Liaoning, República Popular China. Recibió la Beca Académica de Primera Clase y la Beca Académica de Segunda Clase para su maestría de la Universidad del Noreste mientras era estudiante. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen políticas públicas, rendición de cuentas del gobierno, políticas sociales y gobernanza social. Durante sus años de estudiante, participó en muchas acti­vidades de práctica social y varias tareas de investigación. Actualmente trabaja en la Comisión de Desarrollo y Reforma de la ciudad de Xingtai, en la provincia de Hebei.

Qing Gao, Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.

Recibió su licenciatura en Derecho por la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Hebei, Baoding, provincia de Hebei, China, en 2021, y actual­mente estudia una maestría en Administración Pública en la Escuela de Huma­nidades y Leyes de la Universidad del Noreste, Shenyang, Liaoning, República Popular China. Recibió la Beca Académica de Primera Clase y la Beca Acadé­mica de Segunda Clase para su maestría de la Universidad del Noreste mientras era estudiante. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen políticas públicas, rendi­ción de cuentas del gobierno, políticas sociales y gobernanza social. Su trabajo se ha publicado en Frontiers in Public Health y en International Journal of Envi­ronmental Research and Public Health.

Cong Liu, Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes, Universidad del Noreste, China.

Es estudiante de maestría en Administración Pública en la Escuela de Humanidades y Leyes de la Universidad del Noreste. Le interesan en particular la administración pública, la economía pública, las políticas públicas, la ciencia política, la sociología, etc. Su interés de investigación principal son las políticas públicas y la innovación en gobernanza.

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Gao, Jin, Jianchuang Yang, Xueyi Li, Qing Gao, and Cong Liu. 2023. “Research on the Influence Factors of Diffusion of Innovation: Voucher Policy in Local Government”. Gestión Y Política Pública 32 (2):131-57. https://doi.org/10.60583/gypp.v32i2.8123.

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Vol. 32 No. 2 (2023)

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Gestión Regional y Local (Regional and Local Management)

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