Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31745 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2008,089
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
The discussion on regional innovation systems emphasizes the duality of local and global links. While the former enable effective knowledge exchange between regional actors, the latter are considered to provide regional systems with knowledge diverse to their knowledge base. Our empirical analysis of 18 German regional innovation networks highlights the importance of public research organizations for inter-regional knowledge exchange. The broker and gatekeeper function of public research organizations may be particularly important in lagging regions that typically suffer from a lack of large firms who often assume the role of gatekeepers of knowledge”.
Subjects: 
Regional systems of innovation
innovation networks
knowledge broker
gatekeeper
JEL: 
D83
D85
L14
O18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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