. We relate patent activity to measures of localization and urbanization, to the industrial composition and size … research facilities in stimulating regional patent output. Importantly, our results document the importance of agglomeration … and spatial factors in influencing creativity: Patent activity is increased in larger and more dense labor markets and in …

the economic effects of this decentralization policy on the level of innovation and its spatial distribution in the … Swedish economy. We rely upon micro data on patent activity over time, which records the home address of each patent awardee … during the past eight years. These measures of innovation, together with data documenting the decentralization of university …

inventors shape their collaboration decisions. Using a new panel of UK inventors and a novel identification strategy, this paper … show that physical proximity is an important influence on collaboration, but is mediated by organisational and ethnic …

The geography of innovation traditionally concentrates on localised knowledge spillovers, yet neglects collaboration … networks as a means to access knowledge outside the region. Using publication and patent data for 1316 regions in the EU27 plus … collaboration networks. …

Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to … advantages, and it establishes a connection of migration to home country exports beyond bilateral networks. …

linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 …-1994. The interaction of this pre-existing network structure with patent growth in upstream technology fields has strong …

the regional innovator network, promoting region-specific knowledge spillovers. Two data bases are applied. First, patent …

inventors shape their collaboration decisions. Using a new panel of UK inventors and a novel identification strategy, this paper … show that physical proximity is an important influence on collaboration, but is mediated by organisational and ethnic …

spillovers. Using data on the collaboration patterns of innovative firms in Sweden, this paper provides evidence that firms with …

This paper explores how the innovation strategies of firms reflect the density, diversity and connectivity of their … preferences towards geographically dispersed collaboration that are most pronounced within the Western business district of the …