Evolving localization patterns of company foundations - Evidence from the German MST-industry

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We investigate company foundations in the German micro technology industry by means of a spatial-temporal micro-geographic analysis. In order to deal with our unusual detailed data, we develop a new distance-based framework for a logistic regression that is able to present results in a continuous space. Locations of company foundations are investigated with respect to their spatial proximity to similar firms, patent owner, related industries and research institutions and are benchmarked with the overall distribution of company foundations in Germany. We demonstrate that spatial proximity has a clear influence on where new companies are founded. Furthermore, the influence of proximity to different agents is not constant over times but evolves with the industry'€™s life cycle.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Papers on Innovation and Space ; No. 05.12

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics: General ; New Firms; Startups ; Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
• Subject: Spatial concentration ; localization ; clusters ; MAUP ; distance-based measures

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Scholl, Tobias ; Brenner, Thomas ; Wendel, Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Geography
• (where): Marburg
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/111881
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET