Generalized trust and regional innovation activity

Christopher Schild

No 02/2012, FAU Discussion Papers in Economics from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute for Economics

Abstract: For a cross-section of 123 European regions, we find evidence for a positive effect of generalized trust on regional innovation activity. We aim to identify causal effects by using instrumental variables from climate and soil data, drawing from recent literature on the effects of climate on historic trust levels. The popular explanation for spatial clustering of innovation by interregional knowledge spillovers is also tested. It is found that spatial clustering of innovation activity can be better explained by a positive influence of trust on innovation and spatial clustering of trust.

Keywords: Social Capital; Trust; Innovation; Regional Economics; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 R11 R12 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013, Revised 2013
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