knowledge of new inventors effect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest that the knowledge … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimate the persistence of knowledge in regional inventor networks … using alternative assumptions about knowledge transfer. Based on these estimates we analyze how the size and structure of a …

We investigate the role played by different fields of academic knowledge and various types of higher education … different indicators for these types of knowledge, the strongest effects are found for the number of professors, followed by the … the regional knowledge stock than the number of students that is most important for the emergence of innovative stat-ups. …

and their relationships. We compare regional knowledge networks based on different types of data sources, namely, co … source leads to a severe underestimation of regional knowledge interactions, especially those of private sector firms and …

We investigate the role of entrepreneurship culture and the historical knowledge base of a region on current levels of … later. The results show that a considerable part of the knowledge that constitutes an important source of entrepreneurial …

diverse to their knowledge base. Our empirical analysis of 18 German regional innovation networks highlights the importance of … role of gatekeepers of knowledgeʺ. -- Regional systems of innovation ; innovation networks ; knowledge broker ; gatekeeper …The discussion on regional innovation systems emphasizes the duality of local and global links. While the former enable …

sector work. -- Knowledge transfer ; science ; entrepreneurship ; innovation ; commercialization …

Based on detailed information about the regional knowledge base, particularly about universities, we find that regional … localized knowledge and, especially, of public research for the emergence of innovative new businesses. …

We analyze information and knowledge transfer in a sample of 16 German regional innovation networks with almost 300 … returns rather than with private benefits. -- Regional innovation networks ; R&D-collaboration ; knowledge exchange ; social … knowledge and information than weak ties. Moreover, our results suggest that broker positions tend to be associated with social …