University Research and Regional Innovation

A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Academic Technology Transfers
1998
ISBN: 978-0-7923-8248-5
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 153 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 442 g

Reihe: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation

4 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AND PRIVATE RESEARCH. 45 4. 1. INTRODUCTION. 45 4. 2. THE INNOVATION, PRIVATE RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH DATA. 46 4. 3. THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS. 50 4. 4. THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY R&D ACTIVITIES. 55 4. 5. THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND ITS RELATION TO INNOVATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. 58 4. 6. SUMMARy. 63 5 LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS: STATE LEVEL ANALYSIS. 67 5. 1. INTRODUCTION. 67 5. 2. STATE ANALYSIS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS: SUMMARY OF EARLIER FINDINGS. 68 5. 3. ALTERNATIVE INDICATORS OF LOCAL UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS 72 EMPIRICAL RESULT. 74 5. 4. 5. 5. SUMMARy. 78 6 THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF UNIVERSITY EFFECTS: MSA LEVEL ANALySIS. 81 6. 1. INTRODUCTION. 81 6. 2. THE MODEL. 82 6. 2. ESTIMATION ISSUES. 89 6. 3. EMPIRICAL RESULTS. 90 6. 4. SUMMARy. 97 7 FACTORS GOVERNING UNIVERSITY EFFECTS. 101 7. 1. INTRODUCTION. 101 7. 2. THE EMPIRICAL MODEL. 102 7. 3. REGRESSION RESULTS. 105 7. 4. SPATIAL VARIATION IN THE INTENSITY OF UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS. 107 7. 5. THE "CRITICAL MASS" OF AGGLOMERATION. 112 7. 6. SUMMARy. 119 8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 121 APPENDIX A: DEFINING HIGH TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EMPIRICAL STUDY. 127 APPENDIX B: VARIABLE DEFINITIONS AND SOURCES. 131 REFERENCES. 135 INDEX. 149 List of Tables Table 2. 1.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Varga, Attila

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Universities and the Local High Technology Industry: What do We Already Know?.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. University Knowledge Effects on the Regional Economy.- 2.3. University Effect on the Location Choice of High Technology Companies.- 2.4. Universities and the Spatial Distribution of High Technology Production: Econometric Studies.- 2.5. University Research and the Spatial Distribution of Industrial Research and Development.- 2.6. Models of Technology Transfer: Patents, Innovations, and Knowledge Production.- 2.7. Summary.- 3 Spatial Data Analysis.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Space and Data Analysis.- 3.3. Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis.- 3.4. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing.- 3.5. Summary.- 4 University Research and the Spatial Distribution of High Technology Innovations and Private Research.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. The Innovation, Private Research and University Research Data.- 4.3. The Spatial Distribution of High Technology Innovations.- 4.4. The Spatial Distribution of High Technology R&D Activities.- 4.5. The Spatial Distribution of High Technology University Research and Its Relation to Innovations and Industrial Research.- 4.6. Summary.- 5 Local Knowledge Transfers: State Level Analysis.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. State Analysis and Local Knowledge Transfers: Summary of Earlier Findings.- 5.3. Alternative Indicators of Local University Knowledge Transfers.- 5.4. Empirical Result.- 5.5. Summary.- 6 The Spatial Extent of University Effects: MSA Level Analysis.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. The Model.- 6.2. Estimation Issues.- 6.3. Empirical Results.- 6.4. Summary.- 7 Factors Governing University Effects.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. The Empirical Model.- 7.3. Regression Results.- 7.4. Spatial Variation in the Intensity of University Knowledge Transfers.- 7.5. The “Critical Mass” of Agglomeration.- 7.6. Summary.- 8 Summary and Conclusions.- Appendix A: Defining High Technology for the Empirical Study.- Appendix B: Variable Definitions and Sources.- References.