Higher education and economic growth: A longitudinal study of European regions 2000–2017

T Agasisti, A Bertoletti - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact of regional higher education systems (HESs) on
economic growth, based upon 284 European regions (NUTS 2) over an 18-year period …

Universities and cities: The impact of higher education on urban innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth

C Peng, H Xu - Asian Economic Papers, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
While universities play a pivotal role in fostering the growth and progress of their
surrounding cities, the extent of this influence remains underexplored and warrants deeper …

Regional knowledge, entrepreneurial culture, and innovative start-ups over time and space―an empirical investigation

M Fritsch, M Wyrwich - Small Business Economics, 2018 - Springer
We investigate the role of entrepreneurship culture and the historical knowledge base of a
region on current levels of new business formation in innovative industries. The analysis is …

Higher education systems and regional economic development in Europe: A combined approach using econometric and machine learning methods

A Bertoletti, J Berbegal-Mirabent, T Agasisti - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study deals with the analysis of regional economic development in Europe. Specifically,
it examines the extent to which the performance and characteristics of higher education …

Entrepreneurship in the long-run: Empirical evidence and historical mechanisms

M Fritsch, M Wyrwich - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2023 - nowpublishers.com
We review and discuss research on the development of regional entrepreneurship over
time. A particular focus is on the long-term persistence of regional levels of …

Is higher education more important for firms than research? Disentangling university spillovers

A Bonaccorsi, L Barin, P Belingheri, F Biagi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The paper is the first attempt to integrate microdata on universities and firms across most
European countries in order to disentangle the impact of knowledge spillovers from human …

Entrepreneurial intention acknowledgment in sustainable entrepreneurship: An exploratory study

T Dieguez, T Sobral, O Conceição - Journal of Innovation …, 2023 - journals.fe.up.pt
Entrepreneurship is more than ever a key factor to successfully surviving and building a
sustainable future, as it is linked to certain positive and proactive personality traits and …

Universities as engines for regional growth? Using the synthetic control method to analyze the effects of research universities

C Bonander, N Jakobsson, F Podestà… - Regional Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Are research universities important for regional growth and development? We study the
impact on the regional economy of granting research university status to three former …

Historical roots of regional entrepreneurship: The role of knowledge and creativity

A Del Monte, L Pennacchio - Small Business Economics, 2020 - Springer
This paper analyzes the historical factors that shape current levels and regional differences
in new firm formation in innovative industries. Drawing on the knowledge spillover theory of …

Investigating the human capital development–growth Nexus: does the efficiency of universities matter?

C Barra, R Zotti - International Regional Science Review, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we test whether economic growth depends on human capital development
mainly operating through an upgrading of human capital stock in the area where the …