| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985099 | Research Policy | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The present paper studies the determinants of regional innovation in Europe through a knowledge production function approach that combines factorial analysis and regression. Our dependent variable are the patents while we used initially 21 explanatory variables that were converted—by a factor analysis—into five non-observable “hypothetical” variables reflecting five important aspects of the innovation systems: the National environment, the Regional environment, Innovating firms, Universities and the R&D done by Public Administration. Our results show that all factors have a statistically significant effect on the production of knowledge (patents), although they present very different impacts.
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Authors
Mikel Buesa, Joost Heijs, Thomas Baumert,