in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior. …

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical … of these issues the concept of a regional innovation system is presented in some detail and an overview of results from … recent research on regional innovation systems is given. The paper then discusses basic policy options and names a number of …

innovation while the mere size of the universities is unimportant. Differences in the effect on innovative output can be found …

innovation, and institutional control can be captured with a generalized Triple Helix model. We propose to use the mutual …-scher Austausch, technologische Innovation und institutionelle Kontrolle kann mit ei-nem allgemeinen Triple Helix-Model erfasst werden …

foradjacent regions. One main finding is that the quality of the university research makes somecontribution to regional innovation …