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In 2010 China was the world's fourth largest filer of patent applications. This followed a decade of unprecedented increases in investment in skills and Research and Development. If current trends continue China could rank first in the very near future. We provide evidence that the growth in Chinese patenting activity has been accompanied by a growth in Chinese inventors creating technologies that are near to the science base.
Part of the success of China has been to attract the investment of foreign multinationals. This is also true for a number of other Emerging Economies. Europe's largest multinational firms increasingly file patent applications that are based on inventor activities located in emerging economies, often working alongside inventors from the firm's home country.
Authors
CPP Co-Director, IFS Research Director
Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.2011.1115
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Griffith, R and Miller, H. (2011). Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/innovation-china-rise-chinese-inventors-production-knowledge (accessed: 9 September 2024).
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