Does foreign direct investment enhance or inhibit regional innovation efficiency?

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow impacts on regional innovation efficiency in China and whether the impacts of FDI are contingent on regional conditions that may maximize the effect of FDI on regional innovation efficiency. Design/methodology/approach Using panel data of 30 provinces from 2000 to 2010, the authors first used data envelopment analysis to measure regional innovation...