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Measuring the efficiency of regional innovation systems : an empirical assessment
Fritsch, Michael (contributor);  … - 2006
We measure the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function …. This function relates private sector Research and Development (R&D) in a region to the number of inventions that have been … registered by residents of that region. Two approaches are followed. First, it is assumed that differences in the productivity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003325202
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How does industry specialization affect the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - In: The annals of regional science : an international … 45 (2010) 1, pp. 87-108
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How does industry specialization affect the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael (contributor);  … - 2008
This study analyzes the relationship between the specialization of a region in certain industries and the efficiency of … the region in generating new knowledge. The efficiency measure is constructed by relating regional R&D input and output …. An inversely u-shaped relationship is found between regional specialization and R&D efficiency, indicating the presence …
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Effizienz deutscher Hochschulen : gibt es regionale Unterschiede?
Warning, Susanne - In: Bildungsökonomische Analysen mit Mikrodaten, (pp. 65-81). 2005
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What Determines the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems?
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2007
institutions have a positive effect on the efficiency of private sector R&D in the respective region. It is not the mere presence …We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function …. This function relates private sector research and development (R&D) activity in a region to the number of inventions that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014223769
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Measuring the Knowledge Base of Regional Innovation Systems in Germany in terms of a Triple Helix Dynamics
Leydesdorff, Loet; Fritsch, Michael - 2005
While a market economy seeks equilibrium, a knowledge-based economy may upset this tendency towards stabilization by adding the feedback of globalization. The interaction among the three subdynamics of economic exchange, technological innovation, and institutional control can be captured with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296597
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Agriculture on the Move: Exploring Regional Differences in Farm Exit Rates
Glauben, Thomas; Tietje, Hendrik; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2003
This paper investigates the relationship between farm exits and various farm, family, and regional characteristics during the period of 1991 to 1999. Using county-level data for 326 regions in western Germany, econometric cross section estimations indicate that exits from farming are strongly...
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Testing the 'Residential Rootedness': Hypothesis of Self-Employment for Germany and the UK
Reuschke, Darja; Ham, Maarten Van - 2011
Based on the notion that entrepreneurship is a 'local event' , the literature argues that selfemployed workers and entrepreneurs are 'rooted' in place. This paper tests the 'residential rootedness'-hypothesis of self-employment by examining for Germany and the UK whether the self-employed are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601055
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Nascent Entrepreneurs in German Regions : Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Lückgen, Ingo; Oberschachtsiek, Dirk; Sternberg, Rolf; … - 2004
Nascent entrepreneurs are people who are (alone or with others) actively engaged in creating a new venture and who expect to be the owner or part owner of this start-up. Given that newly founded firms are important for the economic development of nations and regions, and that nascent...
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