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Does R&D Infrastructure Attract High-Tech Start-Ups?

In: Knowledge, Complexity and Innovation Systems

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  • Dirk Engel

    (Economics and Internaltional Management)

  • Andreas Fier

    (Economics and Internaltional Management)

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There is a wide agreement that high-tech start-ups can be regarded as a driving force of economic growth in general. In particular, they have been seen as a crucial element in the attempt to close the productivity gap between Eastern and Western Germany. This chapter makes a modest attempt to identify regional differences in start-up activities in Eastern Germany. Particular attention is paid to the question of whether R&D infrastructure is able to attract high-tech start-ups. The impact of the proximity and size of publicly financed R&D institutions is emphasised, as well as the role of large firms as incubators for start-up activities, and the importance of the concentration of economic activities is analysed.

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  • Dirk Engel & Andreas Fier, 2001. "Does R&D Infrastructure Attract High-Tech Start-Ups?," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Manfred M. Fischer & Josef Fröhlich (ed.), Knowledge, Complexity and Innovation Systems, chapter 19, pages 402-421, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-662-04546-6_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04546-6_19
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    Large Firm; Manufacturing Sector; Knowledge Spillover; Market Entry; Negative Binomial Model;
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    JEL classification:

    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
    • L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General

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