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Testing for clustering of industries : evidence from micro geographic data

Scholl, Tobias; Brenner, Thomas - 2011

We present a new statistical method that describes the localization patterns of industries in a continuous space. The proposed method does not divide space into subunits whereby it is not affected by the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP). Our method fulfils all five criteria for a spatial...

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Detecting spatial clustering using a firm-level index

Scholl, Tobias; Brenner, Thomas - 2013

We present a new statistical method that detects industrial clusters at a firm level. The proposed method does not …

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Evolving localization patterns of company foundations : evidence from the German MST-industry

Scholl, Tobias; Brenner, Thomas; Wendel, Martin - 2012

We investigate company foundations in the German micro technology industry by means of a spatial-temporal micro-geographic analysis. In order to deal with our unusual detailed data, we develop a new distance-based framework for a logistic regression that is able to present results in a...

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The role of clusters in the performance of the Mexican economy

Juarez-Torres, Miriam; Puigvert-Angulo, Jonathan; … - 2022

regions. It identifies 24 clusters and analyzes their geographical distribution, their role in regional growth, the evolution …-oriented clusters have a strong presence in the Northern states of the country, while services-oriented clusters in the Central ones …. Finally, clusters such as plastic products manufacturing; retail and eating services; food and beverage manufacturing; and …

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Joint R&D subsidies, related variety, and regional innovation

Brökel, Tom; Brachert, Matthias; Duschl, Matthias; … - 2015

Subsidies for R&D are an important tool of public R&D policy, which motivates extensive scientific analyses and evaluations. The paper adds to this literature by arguing that the effects of R&D subsidies go beyond the extension of organizations' monetary resources invested into R&D. It is argued...

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Regional effects of a cluster-oriented policy measure : the case of the InnoRegio program in Germany

Brenner, Thomas; Emmrich, Carsten; Schlump, Charlotte - 2013

This paper examines regional effects of the InnoRegio program, which was conducted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The InnoRegio program has been a new tool of innovation policy with the aim to improve innovativeness in East Germany on the basis of prosperous regional...

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Embeddedness of regions in European knowledge networks : a comparative analysis of inter-regional R&D collaborations, co-patents and co-publications

Wanzenböck, Iris; Scherngell, Thomas; Brenner, Thomas - 2013

This paper investigates the embeddedness of European regions in different types of inter-regional knowledge networks, namely project based R and D collaborations within the EU Framework Programmes (FPs), co-patent networks and co-publication networks. Embeddedness refers to the network...

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Methodological issues in measuring innovation performance of spatial units

Brenner, Thomas; Brökel, Tom - 2009

Measuring the innovation performance of regions or nations has been repeatedly done in the literature. What is missing in the literature is a discussion of what innovation performance of a region means. How do regions or nations contribute really to the innovation output of firms? And how can...

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Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth

Brenner, Thomas; Capasso, Marco; Duschl, Matthias; … - 2015

This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in Knowledge- Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for the period 1999-2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, we are able to estimate a...

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Classification of regions according to the dominant innovation barriers : the characteristics and stability of regional archetypes in Germany

Hertrich, Tobias Johannes; Brenner, Thomas - 2021

Lagging regions differ in their characteristics, implying a need for tailor-made policy measures to improve the economic situation in these regions. However, while there are differences between these regions, certain "archetypes" of regions might exist that share the same obstacles to...

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