Relational analysis between technological progress and economic growth: An empirical study in counties from Jiangsu Province

Based on the improved grey T's correlation degree, the paper employs data of 50 counties in Jiangsu Province that participated in the nationwide technological progress assessment from 2003 to 2006, and carries out an empirical analysis on the relation between technical input-output indicators and gross domestic product (GDP). This paper also proposes the identity and difference of how technological progress advances economy in southern, middle and northern Jiangsu from the perspective of the whole province and each of the three regions.