The Measure Of Soft-inputs And Its Impact On Economic Development

Improving soft-inputs is an efficient way to turn economic transformation to a high-quality development,which guarantees economic transformation and upgrading,and improvement of quality and efficiency.The existing studies have mainly focused on the soft-inputs and their components from the theoretical level,but few scholars measure soft-inputs quantitatively.In this article,the author discusses the evaluation index system of soft-inputs with 24 evaluation indicators,which are based on soft-inputs'constituent elements of comprehensive policy inputs,comprehensive science and technology inputs and laborer's enthusiasm inputs.The demonstration is consisted of three parts.First,using stepwise scatter degree method we measure evaluate soft-inputs in 30 provinces of China(excluding Tibet,Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan),which is based on the data of various provinces from 2007 to 2016,in terms of comprehensive policy inputs,comprehensive science and technology inputs,and laborer's enthusiasm inputs.Subsequently we use the subsystem score to calculate the comprehensive evaluation score of the soft-inputs,and divide the 30 provinces into different echelons with the hierarchical clustering method.Thus,the situation of soft-inputs investment of Zhejiang province could be confirmed.Second,based on the coupling coordination degree model of three systems we calculate the coupling coordination degree of 30 provinces' comprehensive policy input,comprehensive science and technology input,and laborer's enthusiasm input.According to the value of coupling coordination degree,we divide the 30 provinces into different coordination levels.And thus,evaluate the quality of soft-inputs portfolios in Zhejiang Province and compare them with other provinces.Third,basing on the structural equation model we investigate the impact mechanism of soft-inputs on economic development.The theoretical hypothesis is mainly divided into three parts.The interaction between three elements of soft-inputs,the improvement on economic development by soft-inputs the acceleration on economic development by promoting innovation capabilities via soft-inputs.The analysis results show that the soft-inputs level and the soft-inputs combination quality of the provinces in China are constantly improving with a great development trend.The level of soft-inputs in Zhejiang Province is ranked sixth in the country.In the comparative analysis of the various factors of soft-inputs in Zhejiang Province and the soft investment between Zhejiang and other provinces,we found that Zhejiang's comprehensive policy investment and laborer's enthusiasm inputs are better,while the comprehensive science and technology inputs are slightly insufficient.Although the quality of Zhejiang soft-inputs combination is relatively high,there is still a certain gap compared with Beijing,Shanghai,Guangdong and other provinces.It means,that is important to improve the comprehensive science and technology inputs,while maintaining the laborer's enthusiasm inputs in the dominant position.From the perspective of the impact of soft-inputs on economic development,the three elements of soft-inputs interact and promote each other.More importantly,soft-inputs can promote economic development by enhancing regional innovation capabilities.The research of this paper enriches the theory and research methods of soft-inputs,constructs an evaluation index system that can objectively reflect the level of soft-inputs,and quantitatively measures soft-inputs.The research in this paper provides a basis for objectively understanding soft-inputs,improving the level of soft-inputs,improving the quality of soft-inputs,and providing theoretical guidance for promoting economic transformation to high quality development.