have a larger fraction of skilled workers, higher R&D to sales ratios and established networks to knowledge sources in … several different countries. As illustrated by the so-called ‘anchor-tenant’ hypothesis, they can be described as “knowledge …

success of innovation. In particular, the role of universities in the processes of knowledge transmission is questioned … knowledge spillovers intra and inter companies, as well as between Universities and companies, claiming that these relationships … constitute a mechanism for knowledge transmission and that they are a necessary condition, although not a sufficient one, for the …

have a larger fraction of skilled workers, higher R&D to sales ratios and established networks to knowledge sources in … several different countries. As illustrated by the so-called ‘anchor-tenant’ hypothesis, they can be described as “knowledge …

We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of … pure size is unimportant. Therefore, a policy that wants to promote regional innovation processes by building up … effects of universities to be concentrated in space. Obviously, the geographical proximity to particular knowledge sources is …

Abstract: In this paper we assess the relevance of both knowledge creation and diffusion processes in affecting Italian … SMEs’ propensity to innovate. In doing so a knowledge production function (KPF) is estimated for a representative sample of … magnitude of such impact being decreasing in firms’ size. Second, knowledge diffusion via geographical proximity enhances the …

and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and c) the examination of geographical diffusion of regional knowledge … of the EU-25, including measures of R&D investment, proxies for regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …

impact of internal and external knowledge pools of both green and ‘other than green’ technologies on green patent activities …. It turned out that the internal green knowledge stock is positively related to green patent activities with a … considerably large marginal value. The country’s green knowledge stock and the green knowledge stock of the same industry in other …

regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …

Knowledge spillovers have been recognized as an important source of innovation and economic growth in both industry and … knowledge and to produce more new ideas. Our results also indicate these productivity-enhancing characteristics do not seem to … be industry-specific. Finally, we find that high productivity firms are the only significant sources of knowledge …