Fischer, Manfred M.; Scherngell, Thomas; Jansenberger, Eva - European Regional Science Association - 2005
The focus in this paper is on knowledge spillovers between high-technology firms in Europe, as captured by patent … measure spatial separation effects to interregional knowledge spillovers. In doing so we control for technological proximity … facie evidence that geography matters. First, geographical distance has a significant impact on knowledge spillovers, and …