The role of knowledge variety and intensity for regional innovation

被引：127

作者：

Tavassoli, Sam ^{[1
]}

Carbonara, Nunzia ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Blekinge Inst Technol BTH, Dept Ind Econ, S-37179 Karlskrona, Sweden

[2] Politecn Bari, Dept Mech & Management Engn, Bari, Italy

来源：

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 2014年 / 43卷 / 02期

关键词：

Knowledge intensity; Knowledge variety; Related variety; Unrelated variety; Internal knowledge; External knowledge; Patent applications; Functional regions; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT SPILLOVERS; INCREASING RETURNS; GROWTH; DIVERSITY; PRODUCTIVITY; CLUSTERS; AGGLOMERATION; RELATEDNESS; DYNAMICS;

D O I：

10.1007/s11187-014-9547-7

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper analyses the effect of variety and intensity of knowledge on the innovation of regions. Employing data for Swedish functional regions, the paper tests the role of the variety (related and unrelated) and intensity of (1) internal knowledge generated within the region and also (2) external knowledge networks flowing into the region in explaining regional innovation, as measured by patent applications. The empirical analysis provides robust evidence that both the variety and intensity of internal and external knowledge matter for regions' innovation. When it comes to variety, related variety of knowledge plays a superior role.

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页码：493 / 509

页数：17