Notice of Retraction: Analysis on spatial econometric differences of R & D industry in China

Using the turnover of technical contract to characterize the R&D industry, the study investigates the spatial evolution and their causes of the difference of the R&D industry in China during the year of 1997-2009 by GIS method. Three conclusions are found as follows: (1) Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Liaoning have always been the most developed regions; the developed regions are continuously declining while the undeveloped regions are increasing; the polarization trend on space is more significant; (2) space factors has played a role in promoting the development of R&D industry to some extend but goes down gradually; (3) Regional innovation environment, government policies and openness have a positive effect to R&D industry: Government support and attention is the most important, then comes the openness, the third is S&T investment and economic development, infrastructure and education is less important to R&D industry.