In the regional innovation system, science parks are expected to act as a catalyst for localized knowledge flow. Based on micro data on new technology-based firms (NTBFs) located in science parks and a questionnaire survey to science park managers, we examine whether science parks are efficient...

Local public technology centers, administrated by the prefectural and municipal governments, engage in providing technological support to small local firms. Using a comprehensive database, this paper quantitatively examines whether their strategy is contingent on or independent of the...

This study examines the presence and mechanism of university spillovers in the period when university-industry collaborations encountered institutional barriers. In addition to estimating the traditional regional knowledge production function, the knowledge spillover pool, which is accessible to...