the regional innovator network, promoting region-specific knowledge spillovers. Two data bases are applied. First, patent … data delivers the innovator network for Thuringia. The second data base contains firm specific information on innovative …

undercounting of small firm patenting, which has been a feature of most of the earlier studies. A data set is used that comprises …

stage). A sample of 149 patenting (innovative) firms in Thuringia is analysed, using data from the commercial register and …