The long-run relationship between R&D and regional knowledge: The case of France, Germany, Italy and Spain

Sanso-Navarro, Marcos (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vera-Cabello, María

Resumen: The long-run relationship between R&D; and regional knowledge: the case of France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Regional Studies. This paper incorporates time dependence into a regional knowledge-production function framework. Within this setup, the long-run dynamic behaviour of research and development (R&D;) and knowledge is analysed in four European countries – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – using unit-root tests and co-integration techniques. We find that the regional stock of knowledge is co-integrated with R&D; employment and external knowledge. Nonetheless, knowledge spillovers play a more important role in the generation and accumulation of new ideas. This suggests that innovation policies should aim at enhancing knowledge diffusion and regional absorptive capacity.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1360476

Año: 2017

Publicado en: Regional Studies 52, 5 (2017), 619 - 631
ISSN: 0034-3404

Factor impacto JCR: 3.147 (2017)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 36 / 353 = 0.102 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: GEOGRAPHY rank: 12 / 83 = 0.145 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES rank: 26 / 108 = 0.241 (2017) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 2.087 - Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S16-ADETRE
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/CUD2015-SOC-04
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/JIUZ-2014-SOC-12

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)