Arbeitspapier
Is regional innovative activity path-dependent? An empirical analysis for Germany
Based on a standard idea-based model of endogenous growth we test the hypothesis that regional innovative activity is path-dependent, and investigate the geographical scope of knowledge spillovers. Using data for West-German regions, two alternative indicators of the stock of knowledge are specified. One is based on patent applications, the other on numbers of researchers. With patents as indicator the path-dependence hypothesis is rejected, and knowledge spillovers from neighboring regions appear to be irrelevant. With numbers of researchers as indicator, by contrast, there is evidence for both path-dependence, and the relevance of interregional knowledge spillovers. Several extensions and refinements are discussed which may help resolving these apparent contradictions.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Kiel Working Paper ; No. 1058
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
path-dependence
endogenous growth
spatial econometrics
Germany
regional innovation
Innovation
Region
Räumliche Innovationsdiffusion
Spillover-Effekt
Wissenstransfer
Regionales Wachstum
Neue Wachstumstheorie
Pfadabhängigkeit
Schätzung
Patent
Wissenschaftler
Deutschland
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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12.07.2024, 13:21 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bode, Eckhardt
- Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW)
Entstanden
- 2001