This paper considers the empirical literature on the nature and sources of urban increasing
returns, also known as agglomeration economies. An important aspect of these externalities …

This chapter focuses on the geographic dimensions of knowledge spillovers. The starting
point comes from the economics of innovation and technological change. This tradition …

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 …

Universities are seen as a source of technology development that is useful to
entrepreneurial activity. As a result, policy makers often consider mechanisms to stimulate …

We use the results of the policies, appropriation and competitiveness in Europe (PACE)
1993 survey of Europe's largest firms to explore the effect of proximity on knowledge flows …

The Importance of R&D for Innovation: A Reassessment Using French Survey Data Page
1 The Importance of R&D for Innovation: A Reassessment Using French Survey Data Jacques …

It is well known that innovation is the engine that drives the growth machine of modern
capitalist economies. Therefore, not surprisingly, substantial attention has been devoted by …

This paper investigates the relationship between the cooperative behaviour of
manufacturing establishments in a region and the efficiency of their R&D activities, using …

This study examines the impact of university spillovers on the locational choice of firm
formation. Based on a unique and hand-collected data set of high-technology start-ups …

This paper draws on the knowledge-base implicit in ex post evaluations of publicly funded
R&D and other related conceptual and empirical studies to suggest a framework for the ex …