S27-S2 Place-based Policies and International Embeddedness
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Special Sessions
| Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| HC 1313.0346 |
Details
Conveners: Dirk Dohse, Dirk Fornahl, Robert Gold / Chair: Julian Vehrke
Speaker
Mr Nils Grashof
Ph.D.-Student
University of Bremen
Dr. Nicola Cortinovis
Assistant Professor
Utrecht University
Between spilling over and boiling down: regional absorptive conditions for productivity capture from networked R&D in Europe
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Nicola Cortinovis (p), Frank Van Oort
Discussant for this paper
Nils Grashof
Abstract
Productivity across European regions is related to three types of networks that mediate R&D related knowledge spillovers: trade, co-patenting and physical proximity. Our panel estimations for European regions suggest that all types are important vis-à-vis each other but that local productivity gains in regions that link up to innovative leader regions are conditional on human capital and absorptive capacity. Without these capacities, regions are left unaffected by network externalities and knowledge spillovers from top innovators, and knowledge and productivity may instead boil down only in leading regions. This may frustrate recent European policy initiatives, such as the Open Research Area and Smart Specialization, that are designed to benefit all regions in Europe.
Mr Julian Vehrke
Ph.D.-Student
Kiel Institute For The World Economy
