The transformation of China into a knowledge based economy is currently one of the most intensively debated research … issues in Economic Geography and Regional Science. The focus of this study is on the effects of knowledge production and … knowledge spillovers on manufacturing total factor productivity (TFP) in China - at the level of Chinese regions - through the …

This paper deals with the relationship between knowledge, innovation and regional growth. The study is carried out …

Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms … that are active on international markets as exporters or foreign direct investors do generate more new knowledge than firms … sources, too. The importance of these knowledge sources varies with the type of innovation. These results, which are broadly …