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dc.contributor.authorLeten, Bart
dc.contributor.authorLandoni, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorVan Looy, Bart
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-02T14:52:49Z
dc.date.available2017-12-02T14:52:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/4993
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the impact of universities on the technological performance of adjacent firms. We extend existing research by jointly analyzing, and comparing, the effects of education (graduates) and scientific research (publications) activities of universities on firms’ technological performance. Adopting the knowledge production framework, our study is conducted at the level of 101 Italian territorial areas (provinces) and four industries. Overall, fixed-effect panel data models reveal a positive effect of both university graduates and scientific publications on the technological performance of firms. At the same time, considerable industry differences are observed. While the provision of university graduates positively affects firm performance in all industries under study, additional effects for scientific research are only observed in electrical and pharmaceutical industries that are science-intensive and where the scientific knowledge base is changing rapidly over time. The observation that spillovers from academia into the industrial texture of provinces rely on education and research in an industry-specific manner is relevant to the design of appropriate research and innovation policies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectUniversities
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectScientific Research
dc.subjectGraduates
dc.subjectPatents
dc.titleScience or graduates: How do firms benefit from the proximity of universities?
dc.identifier.journalResearch Policy
dc.source.volume43
dc.source.issue8
dc.source.beginpage1398
dc.source.endpage1412
dc.contributor.departmentKU Leuven
dc.contributor.departmentPolitecnico di Milano, Italy
dc.contributor.departmentSteunpunt STI Indicators (ECOOM), Belgium
dc.contributor.departmentResearch division INCENTIM, KU Leuven R&D, Belgium
dc.contributor.departmentInstitute of Governance Studies, University of Twente, The Netherlands
vlerick.knowledgedomainOperations & Supply Chain Management
vlerick.typearticleVlerick strategic journal article
vlerick.vlerickdepartmentTOM
dc.identifier.vperid144312
dc.identifier.vperid130810
dc.identifier.vperid28099
dc.identifier.vpubid6198


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