Universities and Innovation in Space

Michael Fritsch () and Viktor Slavtchev

Industry and Innovation, 2007, vol. 14, issue 2, 201-218

Abstract: We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of universities is tested on the level of German NUTS-3 regions (Kreise) by using a variety of indicators. We find that the intensity and quality of the research conducted by the universities have a significant effect on regional innovative output while pure size is unimportant. Therefore, a policy that wants to promote regional innovation processes by building up universities should place substantial emphasis on the intensity and quality of the research conducted there. We also find the effects of universities to be concentrated in space. Obviously, the geographical proximity to particular knowledge sources is important for regional innovative activities.

Keywords: Universities; innovation; knowledge; spillovers; patents; regional analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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