Knowledge flows and the absorptive capacity of regions
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Research Policy. 2015, vol. 44, n° 4, p. 833-848
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This paper assesses the extent to which absorptive capacity determines knowledge flows' impact on regional innovation. In particular, it looks at how regions with large absorptive capacity make the most of external inflows ...Leer más >
This paper assesses the extent to which absorptive capacity determines knowledge flows' impact on regional innovation. In particular, it looks at how regions with large absorptive capacity make the most of external inflows of knowledge and information brought in by means of inventor mobility and networks, and fosters local innovation. The paper uses an unbalanced panel of 274 regions over 8 years to estimate a regional knowledge production function with fixed-effects. It finds evidence that inflows of inventors are critical for wealthier regions, while it has more nuanced effects for less developed areas. It also shows that regions' absorptive capacity critically adds a premium to tap into remote knowledge pools conveyed by mobility and networks.< Leer menos
Palabras clave en inglés
Patents And Inventions
Regional Planning
Patents
Absorptive Capacity
Fixed Effects
Inventor Mobilities
Inventor Mobility
Knowledge Flow
Knowledge Production Function
Networks
Networks (Circuits)
Regional Innovation
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