Upward Shift or Stabilization?An Empirical Study of the Impact of Higher Education Hierarchy on Regional Innovation in China and the United States
The center of gravity of higher education level will shift upward with the popularization of higher education and economic growth.In order to accelerate the construction of the talent center and innovation highlands,it is imperative to adjust the"region-level"matrix structure of higher education.Based on China's provincial and U.S.'s state-level panel data,it is found that the scale and proportion of graduate education in China's major innovation regions have obvious gaps compared with the U.S.,and the center of gravity of higher education levels in provincial regions is generally low;higher education hierarchy has a"flat-N"influence on regional innovation,the positive effect decreases with the proportion of graduate education,and then decreases after the inflection point.That is,the positive effect is weakened firstly with the increase in the proportion of graduate education,and then strengthened after the inflection point;the inflection point is concentrated around 30％,and most of the U.S.states are close to the inflection point,and the hierarchical structure tends to be stabilized,while most of China's provinces and regions still have a greater potential for the hierarchical upgrading.For this reason,different regions need to position themselves scientifically and reasonably regulate the structure of higher education;most regions should steadily raise the level of higher education;and priority should be given to the layout of incremental postgraduate education in regions with innovative advantages in order to promote the construction of innovation highlands.
higher educationhierarchical structureregional innovationprovincial and state regionsinnovation highland
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