We examine factors influencing the relative productivity of different geographic locations.
Our analysis of the Canadian biotechnology industry during the 1990s reveals that inventive …

This paper compares the dynamics of the process by which industrial clusters emerged in
the US computing and biotechnology industries. It examines whether new companies are …

This paper examines knowledge flows within and across geographic boundaries of clusters
and nations in the biotechnology industry. We hypothesize that these flows are …

This critical addition to the growing literature on innovation contains extensive analyses of
the institutional and spatial aspects of innovation. Written by leading scholars in the fields of …

This paper links the performance of new technology firms, measured in terms of employment
growth, to geographic location. We introduce a model of firm growth that is specific to …

Why do new technically oriented firms start where they do, and how does location make a
difference? New technically oriented companies often seem to start in clusters of related …

Increasing evidence indicates that firms benefit from a location in a geographic cluster of
similar firms. The literature is nearly silent, however, on whether agglomeration economies …

Academic startups are thought to locate in their parent university's home region because
being in the vicinity of a university provides cost advantages in accessing academic …

This paper explores the ingredients that stimulated the development of the biotechnology
industry in the US and contrasts conditions with those in Europe. It examines relationships …

How are breakthrough innovations created? Our study suggests that the type of external
knowledge sourced determines the likelihood of creation of breakthrough innovation. We …