Martin Andersson: Claudio Petti, Lauretta Rubini, and Silvia Prodetti present an interesting contribution that puts the influence of innovation-support policies in China at center stage. Analyzing the influence of innovation-support policy is clearly warranted, not least in China—where innovation, science, and technology are high on the policy agenda. The authors note that the country recently developed a new long-term plan (SciTech Guideline), which focuses on stimulating technology-led innovation and growth. It appears to be an ambitious plan comprising significant financial resources, as well as a variety of policy measures. At the same time, our current understanding of if (or when) innovation-support policy is effective is in fact rather limited. Many governments have different types of policies in place; some are general and span all types of firms and industries, whereas others are targeted toward certain types of industries and/or firms. There is thus a clear need for more systematic analyses...

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