Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10483152 | Research Policy | 2014 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
This paper analyzes the emergence of new technology-based sectors at the regional level focusing on nanotechnology, an infant technology whose evolution can be traced on the basis of patent application filings. We employ a methodological framework based on the 'product-space' approach, to investigate whether the development of new technologies is linked to the structure of the existing local knowledge base. We conduct a 15 EU country analysis at NUTS 2 level using patent data for 1986-2006. The results of the descriptive and econometric analysis support the idea that history matters in the spatial development of a sector, and that the technological competences accumulated at the local level are likely to shape the future patterns of technological diversification.
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Authors
Alessandra Colombelli, Jackie Krafft, Francesco Quatraro,