@techreport{Bode2001regional,
abstract = {Based on a standard idea-based model of endogenous growth we test the hypothesis that regional innovative activity is path-dependent, and investigate the geographical scope of knowledge spillovers. Using data for West-German regions, two alternative indicators of the stock of knowledge are specified. One is based on patent applications, the other on numbers of researchers. With patents as indicator the path-dependence hypothesis is rejected, and knowledge spillovers from neighboring regions appear to be irrelevant. With numbers of researchers as indicator, by contrast, there is evidence for both path-dependence, and the relevance of interregional knowledge spillovers. Several extensions and refinements are discussed which may help resolving these apparent contradictions.},
address = {Kiel},
author = {Eckhardt Bode},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {R11; C21; O31; 330; regional innovation; knowledge spillovers; path-dependence; endogenous growth; spatial econometrics; Germany; Innovation; Region; R\"{a}umliche Innovationsdiffusion; Spillover-Effekt; Wissenstransfer; Regionales Wachstum; Neue Wachstumstheorie; Pfadabh\"{a}ngigkeit; Sch\"{a}tzung; Patent; Wissenschaftler; Deutschland},
language = {eng},
number = {1058},
publisher = {Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)},
title = {Is regional innovative activity path-dependent? : An empirical analysis for Germany},
type = {Kiel Working Papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/2612},
year = {2001}
}
