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Spatial Inequality And Location Of Private R&D Activities In Belgian Districts

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  • PETER TEIRLINCK
  • ANDRÉ SPITHOVEN

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This empirical paper focuses on the unequal spatial pattern of R&D activities in private business enterprises at the district (NUTS 3) level in Belgium in 2001. From the OECD R&D survey, we use both R&D expenditures and the number of R&D establishments to stress the importance of the appropriate indicator when describing a region's attractiveness for R&D activities. Inclusion of the specific economic structure of a region enables us to consider endogenous strengths. The presence of public knowledge generating organisations and transport infrastructure proved to be positive elements in a region's R&D activities. The first both in terms of R&D expenditures and number of R&D establishments. The latter only in terms of R&D expenditures.

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  • Peter Teirlinck & André Spithoven, 2005. "Spatial Inequality And Location Of Private R&D Activities In Belgian Districts," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 96(5), pages 558-572, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:96:y:2005:i:5:p:558-572
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2005.00486.x
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