 Pathways of Innovation: The I-District Effect RevisitedRafael Boix, Vittorio Galletto and Fabio Sforzi A chapter in Agglomeration and Firm Performance, 2018, pp 25-46 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The I-district effect establishes the existence of dynamic efficiency in Marshallian industrial districts in the form of a positive innovative differential comparing to the average of the economy. The hypothesis has been empirically validated for the case of technological innovation using patent indicators. Empirical research has assumed that all types of patentable figures (utility models, national patents, EPO, WIPO) have the same weight regardless of its actual or expected market value, which may be questionable given the differences in coverage, protection and cost of each figure. In this article, we question the existence of the I-district effect when each patent is weighted by its expected potential value. As the I-district effect theory predicts, the relative differential effect is maintained even in the presence of the weighting, rejecting that the industrial district specializes only in low-quality patents. However, in this case, the primacy of industrial district as the most innovative local production system can be outpaced by other local production systems. Keywords: Industrial districts; I-district effect; Technological innovation; Patents (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-319-90575-4_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90575-4_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Advances in Spatial Science from Springer |
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