英文摘要 |
Studies of economic growth since the 1980s have focused on human capital formation, supported by various empirical findings. Richard Florida presented the Creative Class theory to further demonstrate the impact of human capital. Based on the Creative Class theory, this study investigates the relationship between creative industries and entrepreneurial activities. Spatial analysis and spatial regression models are adopted to analyze data obtained from the Industrial and Commercial Census and Human Resources Survey, compiled by the General Accounting Office of the Executive Yuan. Analytical results indicate that the creative industries and Creative Class positively influence regional entrepreneurial activities, with the former having strong effects than the latter. Additionally, entrepreneurial activities are enhanced by the clustering effect of the creative industries. Such aggregation of creative industries also raises the intensity of entrepreneurial activities in the neighboring areas, confirming the spillover effect. Using the second-order spatial weight matrix, we demonstrate that the clustering effect of creative industries reaches the surrounding zones. |