LeSage, James P.; Fischer, Manfred M.; Scherngell, Thomas - In: Papers in Regional Science 86 (2007) 3, pp. 393-421
We apply a Bayesian hierarchical Poisson spatial interaction model to the paper trail left by patent citations between high-technology patents in Europe to identify and measure spatial separation effects of interregional knowledge flows. The model introduced here is novel in that it allows for...