The effect of key universities on the regional development: empirical evidence from two natural experiments in China

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作者：
Liu, Xinqiao [1 ]
Wang, Xin [1 ]
Gao, Wenjuan [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Tianjin Univ, Sch Educ, Tianjin, Peoples R China
[2] Beihang Univ, Inst Higher Educ, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China
[3] Beihang Univ, Sch Publ Adm, Beijing, Peoples R China
[4] Res Ctr Reform & Dev Grad Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China
来源：
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2024年
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
key universities; regional development; synthetic control method; relocation of universities from Beijing; expansion of higher education; INSTITUTIONS;
D O I：
10.1080/13504851.2024.2332570
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Universities play a crucial role as anchor institutions in regional development. Using the data from the China City Statistical Yearbook from 1995 to 2011, the synthetic control method was employed to examine the impact of key universities on regional development. Results showed that the expansion of higher education significantly influenced the population density in Xuzhou, and per capita output of secondary industry in both Xuzhou and Dongying; yet it has minimal impact on the per capita GDP and average employee wages of the two cities. Thus, key universities may affect regional development by enhancing the quantity and quality of human capital accumulation rather than directly promoting economic growth.
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