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Spreading the Word: Geography, Policy and University Knowledge Diffusion
Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Using new data on citations to university patents and scientific publications, and measures of distance based on Google maps, we study how geography affects university knowledge diffusion. We show that knowledge flows from patents are localized in two respects: they decline sharply with distance...
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The Diffusion of Development
Spolaore, Enrico; Wacziarg, Romain - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
This paper studies the barriers to the diffusion of development across countries over the very long-run. We find that … culturally transmitted characteristics - can affect income differences by creating barriers to the diffusion of innovations, even … 'barriers' interpretation. …
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