Research Article

Measuring Green Innovation Efficiency for China’s High-Tech Manufacturing Industry: A Network DEA Approach

Table 2

Green innovation efficiency and its decompositions from 2006 to 2015.

AreaGreen innovation efficiencyR&D efficiencyAchievement transformation efficiency

Beijing1.0001.0001.000
Tianjin0.8390.6990.979
Hebei0.4430.2860.600
Shanxi0.4120.4650.359
Inner Mongolia1.0001.0001.000
Liaoning0.3990.2970.502
Jilin0.6770.5500.804
Heilongjiang0.2690.1290.409
Shanghai0.8660.7321.000
Jiangsu0.9490.8971.000
Zhejiang0.5110.3460.677
Anhui0.3330.2660.400
Fujian0.6620.4890.835
Jiangxi0.3650.2700.460
Shandong0.5890.4790.699
Henan0.6350.4930.776
Hubei0.3320.2160.448
Hunan0.4570.4080.506
Guangdong1.0001.0001.000
Guangxi0.5190.4140.623
Hainan1.0001.0001.000
Chongqing0.6350.5470.723
Sichuan0.4620.4290.495
Guizhou0.2760.1590.392
Yunnan0.5360.4760.597
Shaanxi0.1810.0950.266
Gansu0.5690.4990.640
Ningxia0.8770.7531.000
Eastern region0.7510.6570.845
Middle region0.4350.3500.520
Western region0.5620.4860.637
Overall0.6000.5140.685

The eastern region includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Hainan; the middle region includes Shanxi, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan; the western region includes Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia. Other provinces were not included in the sample due to serious data missing.