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Examining the location factors of R&D labor in the regions of Greece

verfasst von: Stilianos Alexiadis, Dimitrios Tsagdis

Erschienen in: The Annals of Regional Science | Ausgabe 1/2006

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In this paper two models are developed in an attempt to elucidate the factors that influence the regional distribution of R&D labor across the regions of Greece. The first one is based on an adaptation of the [Guerrero and Seró (1997) Regional Studies 31:381–390] model to the Greek context treating the regional distribution of R&D labor as a function of the extent of agglomeration and the prevailing economic conditions. The second model extends the first one by taking into account two additional factors, viz. the production structure and infrastructure. The econometric results indicate the superior performance of the extended model in the context of Greece as well as attribute the location of R&D labor mainly on the diversification of industrial activity and the number of establishments in innovation-intensive sectors. It is therefore suggested that the stimulation of the regional production structure and infrastructure is essential for ‘knowledge-lagging’ regions.

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For a review of such approaches see Chisholm (1991).

For a more detailed survey see Fine (2000).

Data on R&D expenditures do not cover all administrative divisions of Greece or the entire time period.

According to the latest Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system of the NSAG, established in 1991, the R&D sector corresponds to the two-digit SIC code 73.

The analysis covers the period 1970–2000 as the NSAG conducts its industrial census approximately every ten years and thus data after 2000 are not available from a reliable source.

Prefecture R₉ is the ‘leading region’ of Greece with 40% of the population, 50% of industrial activity and the highest GDP, contributes around 38% to the total national output.

The NSAG provides data on GVA for the 1970 to 2000 period, deflated at 1970 current prices. Ideally, the data should have been deflated using regional price deflators. Unfortunately, as regional price indexes are not available from any official source, national deflators were used.

It is worthy informing here that Capello (2002) also reported similar findings for the case of Italy; and in particular for the localization and urbanization economies’ high spatial concentration, viz. of the high-tech sector in the metropolitan area of Milan.

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Titel: Examining the location factors of R&D labor in the regions of Greece
verfasst von: Stilianos Alexiadis
Dimitrios Tsagdis
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2006
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: The Annals of Regional Science / Ausgabe 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0570-1864
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-005-0039-1

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