R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production

Posted: 17 Nov 2009

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David B. Audretsch

Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA)

Maryann P. Feldman

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Public Policy; Kenan Flagler Business School

Date Written: 1996

Abstract

Previous research has indicated that investment in R&D by private firms and universities can lead to knowledge spillover, which can lead to exploitation from other third-party firms. If the ability of these third-party firms to acquire knowledge spillovers is influenced by their proximity to the knowledge source, then geographic clustering should be observable, especially in industries where access to knowledge spillovers is vital. The spatial distribution of innovation activity and the geographic concentration of production are examined, using three sources of economic knowledge: industry R&D, skilled labor, and the size of the pool of basic science for a specific industry. Results show that the propensity for innovative activity to cluster spatially is more attributable to the influence of knowledge spillovers and not merely the geographic concentration of production. (SFL)

Keywords: R&D expenditures, Clusters, Colleges & universities, Knowledge spillovers, Innovation process, Geographic distribution, Academic research, Industrial research, University-firm relations, Production factors, Human capital, Skilled labor

Suggested Citation

Audretsch, David B. and Feldman, Maryann P., R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production (1996). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1504470

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( email )

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