Do Local Knowledge Spillovers Matter for Development? An Empirical Study of Uruguay's Software Cluster

被引：69

作者：

Kesidou, Effie ^{[1
]}

Romijn, Henny ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England

[2] Eindhoven Univ Technol, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2008年 / 36卷 / 10期

关键词：

local knowledge spillovers; innovation; clusters; software industry; Uruguay; Latin America;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.003

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

In economically advanced countries. local knowledge spillovers (LKS) between agglomerated firms are seen as major drivers of regional innovation and growth. In contrast, innovation research focusing on developing countries has emphasized international linkages, and has largely neglected LKS. This paper assesses the importance of LKS for innovation of clustered firms in a developing-country setting. An econometric analysis with new survey data from software firms in Montevideo, Uruguay, shows that LKS have a significantly positive impact on firms' innovation performance through labor mobility. company spin-offs, and informal interactions among actors. LKS are also shown to be highly important relative to other sources of knowledge. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2004 / 2028

页数：25

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