The key to knowledge: evaluating the role of gatekeepers on regional inventive performance

Eduardo Gonçalves (), Ademir Rocha () and Raquel Reis ()
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Eduardo Gonçalves: CNPq Researcher, Department of Economics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Territorial and Sectorial Analysis Laboratory (LATES)
Ademir Rocha: University of São Paulo
Raquel Reis: Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Territorial and Sectorial Analysis Laboratory (LATES)

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2023, vol. 48, issue 4, No 6, 1274-1299

Abstract: Abstract Gatekeepers have been studied as knowledge mediators for companies, institutions, and regions. This paper contributes to the discussion of the effects of the presence of gatekeepers on regional inventive performance. Specifically, the article tests whether there is a causal effect of the presence of gatekeepers on the number of patents per capita, on high-tech patents, and on the degree of technological diversification or specialization. Based on a rich Brazilian microdatabase, we use the propensity matching score to infer causal effects without incurring bias stemming from selection. The main results show a causal effect running from the presence of gatekeepers to a higher number of patents per capita, to a higher number of high-tech patents and to a higher technological specialization level.

Keywords: Gatekeepers; Inventor networks; Regional performance; Effects of gatekeepers; Propensity score matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 O31 O33 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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