The objective of this research is to evaluate how technological knowledge flows from
universities may increase innovation by firms located in a science park. We propose that …

The purpose of this paper is to link the propensity for innovative activity to spatially cluster to
the stage of the industry life cycle. The theory of knowledge spillovers, based on the …

This paper explores the different incubation strategies for spinning-out companies employed
by European Research Institutions. More specifically, we focus on two central questions:(i) …

ARMINGTON C. and ACS ZJ (2002) The determinants of regional variation in new fi rm
formation, Reg. Studies 36, 33–45. While much of the literature on new fi rm formation in the …

There has been no systematic study of the characteristics of the universities and academic
researchers that seem to have contributed most to industrial innovation. Nor do we know …

R odríguez-P ose A. and C rescenzi R. Research and development, spillovers, innovation
systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe. Regional Studies. Research on the …

For 52 industry sectors and 42 services sectors, this paper tests how the local economic
structure (local sectoral specialization and diversity, competition, average size of plants, and …

Abstract A UDRETSCH DB and F RITSCH M.(1994) The geography of firm births in
Germany, Reg. Studies 28, 359–365. The linkages between the extent to which increasing …

It will be helpful to begin with a brief outline of the traditional approach to technology policy,
that of market failure and the social inadequacy of private incentive mechanisms. Since the …

We investigate the impact of knowledge spillovers and R&D cooperation on innovation
activities in three German regions. We begin by estimating the knowledge-production …