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Universities and innovation in space
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2006
We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of … universities is tested on the level of German NUTS-3 regions (Kreise) by using a variety of indicators. We find that the intensity … and quality of the research conducted by the universities have a significant effect on regional innovative output while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298523
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Fiscal policy, economic growth and innovation : an empirical analysis of G20 countries
Hanusch, Horst; Chakraborty, Lekha S.; Khurana, Swati - 2017
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of public expenditures on economic growth within the analytical framework of comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian economics. Using a fixed-effects model for G20 countries, the paper investigates the links between the specific categories of public expenditures and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608875
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University education, public research and employment growth in regions : an empirical study of Germany
Brenner, Thomas; Schlump, Charlotte - 2010
Universities and research institutes are seen as important drivers of the regional economy. Their impact on regional … between manufacturing and service industries. Such a clear difference between the two types of industries is not found for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303842
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Potential switchovers in comparative advantage: Patterns of industrial convergence
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2000
Although there exists a vast literature on convergence and divergence of income levels across countries or regions at the aggregate level, there is only little work on convergence and/or diver- gence processes of productivity and wage levels at the more disaggregated industrial level. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294574
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Potential switchovers in comparative advantage : patterns of industrial convergence
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2000
Although there exists a vast literature on convergence and divergence of income levels across countries or regions at the aggregate level, there is only little work on convergence and/or diver- gence processes of productivity and wage levels at the more disaggregated industrial level. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009750855
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Long-run processes of geographical concentration and dispersion : evidence from Germany
Dauth, Wolfgang; Fuchs, Michaela; Otto, Anne - 2015
This paper analyzes the evolution of geographical concentration in the West German manufacturing, service, and …, we observe substantial concentration that is highest in manufacturing. Over time, there is a trend of deconcentration … dispersion of manufacturing industries is driven by contracting and closing plants within industrial agglomerations, whereas the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337027
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Regional integration and economic development : an empirical approach
Dion, David-Pascal - 2004
This paper contributes to the empirical literature by providing a quantitative measurement of the influence of regional trade integration on productivity. For this purpose we address the link between trade and productivity thanks to knowledge spillovers in a multi-country model. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010366570
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Long-term growth determinants of young businesses in Germany : effects of regional concentration and specialisation
Otto, Anne; Fornahl, Dirk - 2008
In dem Beitrag wird untersucht, wie unterschiedliche Ausprägungen regionaler Konzentration und Spezialisierung das langfristige Wachstum neugegründeter Unternehmen beeinflussen. Die Stichprobe umfasst wissensintensive und nicht-wissensintensive westdeutsche Unternehmen des verarbeitenden...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003873951
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Tracing the spatial patterns of innovation determinants in regional economic performance
Olejnik, Alicja; Żółtaszek, Agata - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 23 (2020) 4, pp. 87-108
In this paper, we investigate innovation factors and their role in regional economic performance for a sample of 261 EU NUTS 2 regions over the period 2009-2012. In our study, we identify regions with spillover as well as drain effects of innovation factors on economic performance. The spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419344
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Entrepreneurial spillovers over space and time
Fossen, Frank M.; Martin, Thorsten - 2016
models of business creation in the high-tech and manufacturing industries. We consider regions of different sizes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011558661