The geography of collaborative knowledge production in Europe

Jarno Hoekman, Koen Frenken and Frank Oort
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Jarno Hoekman: Urban & Regional research centre Utrecht (URU), Utrecht University.

No 214, KITeS Working Papers from KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

Abstract: We analyse inter-regional research collaboration as measured by scientific publications and patents with multiple addresses, covering 1316 NUTS3 regions in 29 European countries. The estimates of gravity equations show the effects of geographical and institutional distance on research collaboration. We also find evidence for the existence of elite structures between excellence regions and between capital regions. The results suggest that current EU science policy to stimulate research collaboration is legitimate, but doubt the compatibility between EU science policy and EU cohesion policy.

Keywords: collaboration; networks; geography; elite; gravity model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R10 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 22
Date: 2008-02, Revised 2008-02
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