Deepening Regional Trade Agreements,Technical Terms and International Innovation Activities
Based on the"Deep Agreement"database released in 2023,this paper constructs a complete indicator system for the deepening of regional trade agreements(RTAs),and comprehensively explores the impact of RTAs deepening on interna-tional innovation activities.Research finds that the deepening of RTAs promotes international innovation.In terms of horizontal deepening,the coverage and implementation rates of RTA provisions,WTO+provisions,and WTO-X provisions all have signifi-cant positive effects on cross-border innovation.In terms of vertical deepening,the deepening of technical provisions has a sig-nificant positive impact on international innovation.Mechanism testing finds that the deepening of RTAs and technical provi-sions effectively promotes international innovation by promoting the cross-border flow of research and development factors and cross-border innovation cooperation.Heterogeneity analysis finds that intellectual property,data protection,and research and technology clauses have a significant promoting effect on international innovation.Regional trade agreements and deepening of technical provisions have the greatest promoting effect on innovation between northern and southern countries,while deepening of technology provisions has a significant promoting effect on international innovation in high intellectual property intensive in-dustries.The conclusion of this paper has important policy implications for China's construction of a high standard free trade zone network and the development of an open innovation ecosystem with global competitiveness.
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维普
