Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the … ihrer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung Humankapital und Innovation des ifo Instituts erstellt …

This thesis groups three papers examining the role of multi-location firms in the geographic diffusion of knowledge …. The first chapter examines whether a firm's headquarters can tap into the knowledge pool in a remote location through FDI … “satellite effect” on knowledge diffusion is economically significant, representing 47% of the knowledge flow premium associated …

The central question of this book deals with the issue how knowledge that is newly generated within the scientific … system can be applied within the economic system of an economy. Knowledge is the basis for innovations and innovations are … the engine for economic development, prosperity and finally growth. The economic application of new knowledge normally …