-oriented commercialization of knowledge as a means to intensify knowledge spillovers from the universities to regional or national firms. …

Due to tight public budget constraints, the efficiency of publicly financed universities in Germany is receiving … public German universities for the years 1998 to 2003, applying data envelopment and stochastic frontier analysis. Contrary … to earlier studies we account for the faculty composition of universities, which proves to be an essential element in the …

We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of … universities is tested on the level of German NUTS-3 regions (Kreise) by using a variety of indicators. We find that the intensity … and quality of the research conducted by the universities have a significant effect on regional innovative output while …

that the traditional R&D-activities of the universities for the region are embedded into important supplemental transfer … channels. In addition the radii of the external relations of the two universities are complementary: FH Jena has a stronger …

. They are based all over the world including wellknown institutions like the American ivy league universities, the World …

universities, is studied. The spatial characteristics of these relationships are examined by geolocating firms into a more …

Universities and research institutes are seen as important drivers of the regional economy. Their impact on regional …

universities, is studied. The spatial characteristics of these relationships are examined by geolocating firms into a more …