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| Title: | | Are Local Milieus the Key to Innovation Performance?  |
| Authors: | | Czarnitzki, Dirk Binz, Hanna L. |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 08-008 |
| Abstract: | | This study investigates how local milieus foster innovation success of firms. We complement the common practice of linking firm performance indicators to regional characteristics with survey evidence on the perceived importance of locational factors. While the former approach assumes that location characteristics affect all firms in the same way, the survey allows us to model firms judging the attractiveness of locations by a heterogeneous set of criteria. It turns out that the availability of highly skilled labor and the proximity to suppliers matters for firms? innovation performance. Interestingly, location factors obtained from the survey provide a more accurate explanation on how local milieus facilitate innovation. |
| Subjects: | | Innovation performance R&D location factors Flanders |
| JEL: | | O31 O38 |
| more recent Version: | | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27575 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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