Does the Location in Science and Technology Parks Foster the Employment Growth of Firms?

Júlio Paulo Silva Martins (), María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías (), David Rodeiro-Pazos () and Raul Rios-Rodríguez ()
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Júlio Paulo Silva Martins: Higher School of Management
María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela
David Rodeiro-Pazos: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela
Raul Rios-Rodríguez: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, vol. 15, issue 2, No 175, 9538-9555

Abstract: Abstract One of the main objectives of science and technology parks (STPs) is to contribute to regional development through the creation of skilled jobs in the territory where they are located. However, despite the expansion of these infrastructures over the last decades and the governmental support they receive, there is very little empirical evidence on how these infrastructures affect the employment growth of the firms located there. The aim of this paper is to examine whether the location in STPs has positive effects on employment growth at the firm level. We analysed a sample of 553 Portuguese firms located on STPs and a control group of the same size of comparable firms located outside STPs, applying a dynamic panel data model methodology. The empirical evidence does not allow to prove that location in STPs has positive effects on employment growth, which raises the need to rethink the policies supporting these parks.

Keywords: Science and technology parks; Employment growth; Location effects; Regional development; Dynamic panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 O30 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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