We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function …

This paper analyses the nature of knowledge spillovers from research and development (R&D) in the field of liquid …

We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

opportunity by developing a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. The basic argument is that knowledge created … endogenously via R&D results in knowledge spillovers. Such spillovers give rise to opportunities to be identified and exploited by … entrepreneurs. Our results show that there is a strong relationship between knowledge spillovers and new venture creation. …

Kooperationsanteil der Vergleichsländer. Auf Basis der Rückwärtszitationen von Patenten zeigt sich, dass Europa und die USA die … das betriebsinterne Wissenskapital erhöht, sondern auch durch die generelle Verfügbarkeit von Wissen ("Wissens … der Unternehmen und verbessern die Nutzung von externem Wissen. Massnahmen, die die Kontakte zu anderen Firmen bzw. zu den …

New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited … commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that … "knowledge filter" between new knowledge and economic knowledge and identifies both new ventures and incumbent firms as the …

panels of UK and US firms matched to patent data we show that UK firms who had established a high proportion of US …