The paper trail of knowledge transfers

Why do firms tend to locate near other firms? Economists suspect that geographic clustering spurs innovation by letting businesses tap a climate rich in informal transfers of knowledge. By tracing links between inventors filing for patents for the same inventions, Jeffrey Lin shares new evidence supporting the idea that proximity offers businesses tangible benefits.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Lin, Jeffrey
Published in:	Business Review. - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. - 2014, Q2, p. 1-6
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Subject:	Knowledge transfer \| Cities \| Firms

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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