Recently, an article titled “Quality innovation and total factor productivity: Based on the experience and evidence in Hubei province”, written by Cheng Hong and Chen Chuan of IQDS, was published in the extended journal of CSSCI,Theory Monthly (Issue 1, 2017).
This paper uses DEA method to calculate and analyze the change of total factor productivity in Hubei, Guangdong and other provinces since 1976. It is found that the total factor productivity in Hubei province continuously increases by relying on quality innovation. Therefore, in this paper, it is proposed that, to further enhance the total factor growth and release growth potential, we should focus on improving business quality innovation, fostering entrepreneurial spirit of quality innovation, encouraging enterprises to transform quality innovation into products by patent applications and upgrading and continuing to promote government policy reform on quality innovation, implement “double innovation” strategy of technical innovation and quality innovation, and create policy environment conducive to business quality innovation.