Spatial R&D spillovers and economic growth: Evidence from West Germany

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The paper bases itself on recent theoretical writings in growth economics that empha-size the effects of both own R&D efforts and of interregional technology spillovers on regions´ productivity. We propose robust estimation techniques to evaluate the R&D spillovers across West German functional regions during the period 1976 - 1996. The findings suggest the existence of knowledge spillovers across functional regional boundaries. Moreover, significant spillovers are mainly found among geographically close regions. This finding confirms the hypothesis that proximity matters.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: HWWA Discussion Paper ; No. 98

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Comparative Studies of Countries ; Economic Growth of Open Economies ; Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
• Subject: R&D Spillovers ; Economic Growth ; Germany ; Forschung ; Spillover-Effekt ; Regionales Wachstum ; Produktivität ; Räumliche Interaktion ; Schätzung ; Deutschland ; Alte Bundesländer

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Funke, Michael ; Niebuhr, Annekatrin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA)
• (where): Hamburg
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19453
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