Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/228299 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2019-007
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena
Abstract: 
Cluster policies are often intended and designed to promote interaction in R&D among colocated organisations, as local knowledge interactions are perceived to be underdeveloped. In contrast to the popularity of the policy measure little is known about its impact on knowledge networks, because most scientific evaluations focus on impacts at the firm level. Using the example of the BioRegio contest, we explore cluster policy effects on local patent co-application and co-invention networks observed from 1985 to 2013, in 13 German regions. We find that the initiative increases network size and innovation activities during the funding period but not afterwards. The impact of the BioRegio contest on network cohesion is moderate. In contrast, general project-based R&D subsidisation is found to support cohesion more robustly.
Subjects: 
Cluster Policy
Knowledge Networks
Network Analysis
Patent Data
Regional Innovation
Policy Evaluation
JEL: 
O31
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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