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Universities and regional economic growth in Spanish regions
Duch-Brown, Néstor; García-Estévez, Javier; … - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2011
This paper examines the main contributions of universities to the economic growth of Spanish regions. It calculates the … the economy at provincial level. The econometric estimations are based on information for all 47 public universities and … the human capital created by universities and the stock of university patents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008927003
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Higher education experiences and new venture performance
Broström, Anders; Baltzopoulos, Apostolos - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013
Human capital theory suggests that higher education, as a means of capability creation and of ability screening, is positively associated with individuals’ success as entrepreneurs. This paper argues that social capital perspectives, in particular the theory of local embeddedness and team...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739968
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Regional Impact Analyses and the Appropriate Treatment of public budget constraints under devolution : an application to Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Hermannsson, Kristinn; Lisenkova, Katerina; McGregor, … - 2010 - Draft, June 2010
There have been numerous studies of the "impact" of HEIs on their host regions. These have typically focused on the demand for goods and services in the host region. The best of these studies employ regional input-output analyses. However, there has developed a "policy scepticism" about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011560258
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How to measure the local economic impact of the universities' third mission activities?
Zuti, Bence; Lukovics, Miklós - 2014
classification of first, second and third generation universities. The traditional activities of universities have broadened. Beyond … the high-quality of education (first generation universities) high-quality research is also necessary (second generation … universities), furthermore it is also important that the scientific results should be adapted by the local economy (third …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011670188
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The local impact and multiplier effect of universities in Lower Saxony on the labour market
Stöver, Britta - 2018
This paper quantifies and compares the direct and indirect effects of labour demand generated by each university location in Lower Saxony. The results are classified in order to identify regional patterns. The applied method is based on three components: the importance, the dynamics and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030932
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An HEI-Disaggregated Input-Output Table for Scotland
Hermannsson, Kristinn; Lisenkova, Katerina; McGregor, … - Economics Department, University of Strathclyde - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643497
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Measuring the local economic impact of universities: an approach that considers uncertainty
Pastor, Jose M.; Guevara, Juan Fernández de; Pérez, … - In: Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación
The contribution of universities to society is due to both supply and demand side effects, the latter being associated … calculating the economic impact of universities. We apply this methodology to the case of Valencian state universities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876250
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An HEI-Disaggregated Input-Output Table for Northern-Ireland*
Hermannsson, Kristinn; Lisenkova, Katerina; McGregor, Peter - Economics Department, University of Strathclyde - 2010
This paper describes how the education sector of an Input-Output table for Northern Ireland is disaggregated to identify a separate sector for each of the four Northern Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The process draws on accounting and survey data to accurately determine the incomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692973
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An HEI-Disaggregated Input-Output Table for Wales*
Hermannsson, Kristinn; Lisenkova, Katerina; McGregor, Peter - Economics Department, University of Strathclyde - 2010
This paper describes how the education sector of the Welsh Input-Output tables is disaggregated to identify a separate sector for each of Wales’s twelve Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The process draws on accounting and survey data to accurately determine the incomes and expenditures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692976
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The local impact and multiplier effect of universities in Lower Saxony on the labour market
Stöver, Britta - 2018
This paper quantifies and compares the direct and indirect effects of labour demand generated by each university location in Lower Saxony. The results are classified in order to identify regional patterns. The applied method is based on three components: the importance, the dynamics and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957692