Regional co-evolution of firm population, innovation and public research? Evidence from the West German laser industry

Ann-Kathrin Blankenberg and Guido Buenstorf

Research Policy, 2016, vol. 45, issue 4, 857-868

Abstract: We trace the co-evolution of regional firm population sizes, private-sector patenting and public research in German laser research and manufacturing for over 40 years from the emergence of the industry to the mid-2000s. Qualitative as well as quantitative evidence suggests a co-evolutionary process of mutual interdependence rather than a unidirectional effect of public research on private-sector activities.

Keywords: Co-evolution; Innovation systems; Vector autoregression; Laser technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B52 O31 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.01.008

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