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Innovation in Cities: Science-Based Diversity, Specialization and Localized Competition

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

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Geographic proximity and firm-university innovation linkages: Evidence from Great Britain

Abramovsky, Laura; Simpson, Helen - 2009

We investigate evidence for spatially mediated knowledge transfer from university research. We examine whether firms locate their R&D labs near universities, and whether those that do are more likely to co-operate with, or source knowledge from universities. We find that pharmaceutical firms...

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Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

The purpose of this paper is to link the propensity for innovative activity to cluster spatially to the stage of the industry life cycle. The theory of knowledge spillovers, based on the knowledge production function for innovative activity, suggests that geographic proximity matters most in...

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Geographic Proximity and Firm-University Innovation Linkages: evidence from Great Britain

Abramovsky, Laura; Simpson, Helen - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2008

We investigate evidence for spatially mediated knowledge transfer from university research. We examine whether firms locate their R&D labs in proximity to university research departments, and whether those that do are more likely to co-operate with, or source information from universities in the...

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The Territorial Dynamics Of Innovation In China And India

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Storper, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science …

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Proximity is a Social Process - A Conceptual Framework.

Dettmann, Anja; Brenner, Thomas - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2010

, innovation. This paper examines conceptually the role of proximity between actors for cooperation activities. Using theories and …

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Proximity is a Social Process - A Conceptual Framework.

Dettmann, Anja; Brenner, Thomas - 2010

, innovation. This paper examines conceptually the role of proximity between actors for cooperation activities. Using theories and …

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Proximity is a social process : a conceptual framework

Dettmann, Anja; Brenner, Thomas - 2010

, innovation. This paper examines conceptually the role of proximity between actors for cooperation activities. Using theories and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303843

Why is Development in Sub-Saharan Africa so Difficult? Challenges and Lessons Learned

Heidhues, Franz - In: Review of Business and Economics LIV (2009) 3, pp. 398-417

Economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been lagging behind. At the time of independence, a number of Sub-Saharan countries had relatively favourable development prospects and income levels comparable with those in Southeast Asian countries. Yet, many Southeast Asian countries today have...

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The geography of research and development activity in the U.S.

Buzard, Kristy; Carlino, Gerald - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - 2009

This study details the location patterns of R&D labs in the U.S., but it differs from past studies in a number of ways. First, rather than looking at the geographic concentration of manufacturing firms (e.g., Ellison and Glaeser, 1997; Rosenthal and Strange, 2001; and Duranton and Overman, 2005), the...

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