Do regional systems of innovation matter?

Arbeitspapier

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical studies. Main elements of such an explanation are the specific problems of a division of innovative labor. Based on an outline of these issues the concept of a regional innovation system is presented in some detail and an overview of results from recent research on regional innovation systems is given. The paper then discusses basic policy options and names a number of important questions for further research.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Freiberger Arbeitspapiere ; No. 2003/03

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights ; International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations ; Management of Technological Innovation and R&D ; Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity ; Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location: Other
• Subject: Innovation ; regional innovation systems ; division of innovative labor ; clusters ; technology policy ; Innovation ; regional innovation systems ; division of innovative labor ; clusters ; technology policy ; Innovation ; Unternehmensnetzwerk ; Regionale Konzentration ; Arbeitsteilung ; Innovationspolitik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fritsch, Michael
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
• (where): Freiberg
• (when): 2003

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/48372
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET