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Abstract
Empirical evidence shows that innovation is geographically concentrated, but whether localised knowledge spillovers provide a logically valid explanation for this phenomenon is unclear. I show that in the context of cost-reducing R&D spillovers between Cournot oligopolists the explanation is plausible: localised knowledge spillovers encourage agglomeration, but whether this leads to higher levels of effective R&D depends on the extent of the spillovers, the number of farms, and the industry's R&D effciency. Contrary to the earlier theoretical work,this illustrates a context, in which the localised knowledge spillover explanation is actualised, and provides necessary conditions, which can be empirically tested.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Business (Including Economics) |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | agglomeration economies, innovation, R&D spillovers, location. |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 1056-8190 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 3 August 2016 |
Date of Acceptance: | 18 July 2016 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 08:15 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93556 |
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