摘要
探究中国近代科学的起源及其长期影响具有重要意义。本文基于19世纪晚清开埠通商这一重要历史事件,利用1840-1920年全国府级层面的科学期刊数据检验了近代科学传播对地方人力资本积累的长期影响。计量分析表明,开埠通商促进了中国近代科学思想的启蒙,而且这种科学文化的早期传播能够显著促进当地的长期人力资本积累。机制分析发现,科学传播的长期效果可能来自人力资本的培养与传承,此外科学传播对文化观念的塑造也是重要的影响机制。
Exploring the origin and long-term influence of modern science in China is very important.Based on the important historical moment of"opening ports for trade"at the end of the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century,this paper uses data of scientific journals at the Chinese prefecture-level between 1840 and 1920 to empirically test the long-term impact of scientific knowledge diffusion on local human capital accumulation.It is noted that the opening up of ports for trade has been promoting the enlightenment and widespread development of modern scientific thinking in China,and the early spread of scientific knowledge can significantly enhance the long-term human capital accumulation.Through mechanism analysis,it is found,on the one hand,the long-term effects of modern scientific communication may come from the cultivation and inheritance of modern human capital,while,on the other hand,the shaping of cultural concepts through knowledge diffusion is also an important explanatory mechanism.
作者
张妍
冯晨
白彩全
Zhang Yan;Feng Chen;Bai Caiquan
出处
《世界经济》
CSSCI
北大核心
2021年第2期3-22,共20页
The Journal of World Economy
关键词
开埠通商
科学传播
长期人力资本
opening ports for trade
scientific communication
long-term human capital
作者简介
张妍:西北大学经济管理学院,电子信箱:zhangyecon@163.com;通讯作者:冯晨:上海财经大学公共经济与管理学院,上海市杨浦区国定路777号上海财经大学凤凰楼,200433,电子信箱:fc452062658@163.com;白彩全:山东大学经济研究院,电子信箱:baicaiquan@mail.sdu.edu.cn。
