Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

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Comparative Analysis of the Local Economic Impact of University Student Startup in Korea and China

한중 대학생 창업의 지역경제효과에 대한 비교분석

  • Jin-a Lim (Dept of World Economics, Northeast Asian Student College, Jilin University) ;
  • Wang Xia (Dept of Economics & Commerce, Cheongju University)
  • 임진아 (서원대학교 창업융합전공) ;
  • 왕하 (청주대학교 경제통상학과)
  • Received : 2024.03.10
  • Accepted : 2024.04.16
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

This study examines the impact of university graduate Startup rates on economic growth in the regions where universities are located, using panel data from 35 universities in 17 regions in Korea and 21 universities in 13 cities in China over a six-year period from 2016 to 2021. In Korea, a total of 35 universities were selected as part of the Ministry of Education's "University-initiated Startup" policy, including Startup-oriented universities, leading universities in Startup education innovation, Startup education bases, and excellent universities in Startup education, while in China, 21 universities were selected as part of the pilot bases established as part of the "Mass Entrepreneurship, Mass Innovation" policy. To analyze the economic impact of the universities on the regions where they are located, we aimed to conduct an empirical analysis of the economic impact using economic indicators of the economic growth rate of the regions where they are located. The results of the empirical analysis show that the Startup rate of university graduates in Korea and China both have a positive impact on the regional economic growth rate, but the Startup rate of local university graduates in Korea has a greater impact on the regional economy than in China. Based on the findings that the number of entrepreneurs produced by universities has a positive impact on the economic growth of their regions, this study draws implications for the role of universities and regions in revitalizing local economies and the establishment of systems to resolve the imbalance between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.

본 연구는 대학 졸업생 창업률이 대학이 소재한 지역의 경제성장에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 2016년부터 2021년까지 6년간 한국 17개 지역의 35개 대학, 중국 13개 도시의 21개 대학의 패널데이터를 이용하여 분석하였다. 창업 주요 대학은 한국의 경우 교육부 "대학발(發) 창업" 정책의 일환으로 선정된 창업 중심대학, 창업교육 혁신 선도대학, 창업교육 거점대학, 창업교육 우수대학을 위주로 총 35개 대학을 표본으로 선정하여 조사하였고, 중국의 경우 "대중창업, 만중창신" 정책의 일환으로 조성된 시범기지 중 21개 대학을 표본으로 선정하여 조사하였다. 해당 대학이 소재한 지역에 경제적 영향을 분석하고자 소재지 지역의 경제성장률의 경제지표를 활용하여 경제적 효과에 대해 실증분석하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 실증분석 결과, 한국과 중국의 대학 졸업생 창업률은 지역경제성장률에 모두 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났지만, 중국보다 한국의 지역 대학 졸업생 창업률이 지역경제에 더 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 확인하였다. 본 연구는 대학에서 배출한 창업자가 많을수록 소재 지역의 경제성장에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 연구결과를 토대로 지역경제 활성화를 위한 대학과 지역의 역할과 수도권과 비수도권의 불균형을 해소하기 위한 제도의 마련 등을 시사점으로 도출하였다.

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