Studies in Science of Science ›› 2026, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 359-372.

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The first set major technical equipment insurance and enterprise innovation investment

LIU Dong-jiao, ZHU Tao()   

  1. School of Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China
  • Received:2025-03-17 Revised:2025-05-05 Online:2026-02-15 Published:2026-02-15
  • Contact: ZHU Tao

首台(套)重大技术装备保险与企业创新投入

刘冬姣, 朱涛()   

  1. 中南财经政法大学金融学院, 湖北武汉 430073
  • 通讯作者: 朱涛
  • 作者简介:刘冬姣(1963-),女,教授、博士生导师。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金一般项目(22BJY217)

Abstract:

Major technological equipment has significant influence on national security and economic development. Therefore, achieving the domestic substitution of major technological equipment is an inevitable requirement for realizing China's high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology. However, major technical equipment has the characteristics of complex technology, large value, and high level of innovation investment, and once the transformation of R&D achievements fails, the ability and enthusiasm of enterprises to innovate will decline significantly. Therefore, resolving the risk of transformation of major technical equipment achievements has become an important part of enhancing the innovation power of China's high-tech manufacturing industry and solving the problem of "stuck neck" in core technology.

Technology insurance is an effective management tool covering all kinds of risks in the whole life cycle of enterprise technological innovation, and plays an important role in supporting enterprise innovation activities. Among them, in view of the risk of application and transformation of technological innovation achievements, the Ministry of Finance of China issued a notice in 2015 to carry out the pilot work of the insurance compensation mechanism for the first set major technical equipment, aiming to resolve the risk of the transformation of the first set product and solve the problem of market promotion of the first set product. The pilot policy of the first set insurance is the latest practice of using technology insurance to resolve the risk of the transformation of the first set product results, but few scholars have conducted in-depth research on its practical effects.

To address this gap, this paper studies the economic effect of the first set insurance from the perspective of innovation investment, and digs deep into its mechanism. At the same time, this paper also examines the moderating effect of the broad subsidy standard on the impact of the first set insurance on the innovation investment of enterprises based on the subsidy measures for the first set insurance issued by some local governments. The results show that the first set insurance has a significant promoting effect on improving the level of enterprise innovation investment, and the effect is more significant in non-state-owned enterprises, large enterprises, enterprises with overseas background and low level of regional legalization. Further analysis shows that the first set insurance can improve the level of enterprise innovation investment by increasing product demand, improving enterprise risk-taking ability and alleviating financing constraints. The broader subsidy standard for the first set insurance enhances the role of the first set insurance in promoting the innovation investment of enterprises; In addition, the first set insurance has increased the level of enterprise value by increasing the investment in enterprise innovation.

The contributions of this paper are as follows: First, this paper examines the impact effect and mechanism of the pilot policy of the first set insurance on the innovation investment of enterprises, and discusses the differences of the first set insurance on the innovation investment of enterprises in different industries in the high-tech industry, which makes up for the shortcomings of the existing research to a certain extent. Second, this paper analyzes and examines the mechanism of the first set insurance to increase the innovation investment of enterprises from three aspects: improving the risk-bearing capacity of enterprises, increasing product demand and alleviating financing constraints, and examines the economic consequences of the first set insurance to increase the innovation investment of enterprises from the perspective of enterprise value, and deepens the relevant research on the first set insurance. In addition, this paper also discusses the moderating effect of the premium subsidy standard of the first set insurance on the impact of the first set insurance on the innovation investment of enterprises, and examines the policy synergy between the central and local governments.

In conclusion, this paper studies the practical effect of the first set insurance pilot policy from the perspective of enterprise innovation investment, and proves its role in solving the problem of market promotion of technological innovation achievements. Future research can further focus on how the differences in government subsidy policies for the first set of insurance affect the innovation behavior of enterprises.

Key words: first set of major technological equipment insurance, innovation Investment, technology insurance, subsidy standards for the first set of major technological equipment insurance

摘要:

首台(套)重大技术装备保险旨在应对企业创新成果应用转化风险,对化解高端装备“卡脖子”困境,推动高端装备国产化替代和培育新质生产力具有重要意义。从企业创新投入视角,利用2015年首台(套)重大技术装备保险补偿机制试点作为准自然实验,检验首台(套)保险的实践效果。研究发现:首台(套)保险对提升企业创新投入水平具有显著的促进作用,该作用在非国有企业、大型企业、高管具有海外背景和地区法制化水平较低的企业中更显著。进一步分析发现,首台(套)保险通过增加产品需求、提升企业风险承担能力和缓解融资约束来提升企业创新投入水平;更宽泛的首台(套)保险补贴标准增强了首台(套)保险对企业创新投入的促进作用;此外,首台(套)保险通过提升企业创新投入进而提升了企业价值水平。研究为首台(套)保险促进企业创新提供了新的证据,为相关促进科技保险发展的政策制定提供了一定依据。

关键词: 首台(套)重大技术装备保险, 创新投入, 科技保险, 首台(套)重大技术装备保险补贴标准

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