Spatial R&D spillovers and economic growth: Evidence from West Germany

Michael Funke and Annekatrin Niebuhr

No 98, HWWA Discussion Papers from Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA)

Abstract: The paper bases itself on recent theoretical writings in growth economics that empha-size the effects of both own R&D efforts and of interregional technology spillovers on regions´ productivity. We propose robust estimation techniques to evaluate the R&D spillovers across West German functional regions during the period 1976 - 1996. The findings suggest the existence of knowledge spillovers across functional regional boundaries. Moreover, significant spillovers are mainly found among geographically close regions. This finding confirms the hypothesis that proximity matters.

Keywords: R&D Spillovers; Economic Growth; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C52 F43 O57 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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