uniform. Despite overwhelming evidence on the benefits of collaboration, patent data from 1994-2001 in Sweden demonstrate that …

. We relate patent activity to measures of localization and urbanization, to the industrial composition and size … research facilities in stimulating regional patent output. Importantly, our results document the importance of agglomeration … and spatial factors in influencing creativity: Patent activity is increased in larger and more dense labor markets and in …

spawns. Using a novel data set that combines employer-employee micro data from Sweden with firm level patent application data …