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Fritsch, Michael; Kubliņa, Sandra - 2016

This paper investigates the effect of related and unrelated variety on regional growth in West Germany. In particular, we analyze the role of regional absorptive capacity and new business formation for these effects. We find that West German regions benefit from both types of varieties. The...

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Government spending composition in a simple model of Schumpeterian growth

Wiederhold, Simon - 2009

This paper investigates the relevance of government purchasing behavior for innovation-based economic growth. We construct a parsimonious Schumpeterian growth model in which demand from the public sphere can effectively alter the economy's rate of technological change. We incorporate results of...

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THE ROLE OF INNOVATION IN COMPETITIVENESS AND CONVERGENCE PROCESS: A BENCHMARKING STUDY FOR EUROPEAN REGIONS

Korres, George M.; Kokkinou, Aikaterini - In: Regional Science Inquiry 3 (2011) 2, pp. 123-133

enhancement and convergence of growth and productivity are a major topic in the economic and social policy agenda of E.U. members … deficits and public debt, but also to national disparities and convergence attainment. This paper aims to review the main … topics related to innovation activities, as well as competitiveness and economic convergence attainment. It also attempts to …

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THE ROLE OF INNOVATION IN COMPETITIVENESS AND CONVERGENCE PROCESS: A BENCHMARKING STUDY FOR EUROPEAN REGIONS

Korres, George M.; Kokkinou, Aikaterini - In: Regional Science Inquiry III (2011) 2, pp. 123-133

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Dynamics of collaborative invention tracking growth of cooperative and total patents in the region

Bürger, Matthias - 2011

The paper targets the relationship between growth of cooperation and later growth of innovation at the regional level. Patent data for German regions and eleven subsequent years is used to identify collaborative activity as well as the innovative output in each region. The results confirm to...

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Historical roots of entrepreneurial culture and innovation activity : an analysis for German regions

Fritsch, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018

There is a research gap with respect to understanding the role of entrepreneurial culture and tradition for actual start-up behaviour. We combine historical self-employment data (entrepreneurial tradition) with a psychological measure for entrepreneurial attitudes (entrepreneurial culture). The...

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Penetrating the knowledge filter in "rust-beltʺ economies

Acs, Zoltán J. (contributor); … - 2008

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Penetrating the knowledge filter in the rust belt

Acs, Zoltán J. (contributor); … - 2007

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The localization of entrepreneurship capital : evidence from Germany

Audretsch, David B. (contributor); … - 2007

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LESSONS AND EVIDENCE FROM PRODUCTIVITY AND REGIONAL GROWTH IN EUROPE

Korres, George M.; Tsamadias, Constantinos - In: Regional Science Inquiry 1 (2009) 1, pp. 21-34

This paper investigates the relationship between productivity and technological change. The question that we shall address in this paper, is whether the recent slow down in productivity can be explained by the slow-down of innovation activities. This paper measures the effects from productivity...

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