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The dynamics of inter-regional collaboration: an analysis of co-patenting

Authors: Sidonia von Proff, Thomas Brenner

Published in: The Annals of Regional Science | Issue 1/2014

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The paper at hand investigates how co-patenting over distance develops when aggregating inventive activities on a regional level. That means, the object of analysis is a link between two regions in contrast to other studies, where links between two individuals or firms are investigated. We analyze which regional characteristics influence the creation and continuation of such links. The main focus lies on different types of distance. The approach adds a dynamic view to the existing, often static, literature about collaboration behavior. The regressions are done for all patent-relevant industries in Germany. We find that several distance types decrease—as expected—the likelihood of link creation but also—not in all cases expected—of link continuation.

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If region j has a collaboration with region k, and region k is linked to region l, than the social distance between regions j and l is two—they are indirectly linked.

As a check for robustness, we used airline distance without adjusting for earth curvature as well as the center of economic activity of each region as measured by firms in the MARKUS database in the final regressions. The coefficients do not change in significance and change less than one per mill in their value.

There are several regions without any patents in the respective industries, while some regions display a high patenting activity. Therefore, the sum and the difference have such a high correlation.

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Title: The dynamics of inter-regional collaboration: an analysis of co-patenting
Authors: Sidonia von Proff
Thomas Brenner
Publication date: 01-01-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: The Annals of Regional Science / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0570-1864
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-013-0573-1

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