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Knowledge Spillover Effects: A Patent Inventor Approach

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  • Luigi Aldieri

    (Department of Business and Economic Studies, Parthenope University of Naples, Via Generale Parisi 13, 80132 Naples, Italy.)

  • Concetto Paolo Vinci

    (Department of Economic and Statistic Sciences, University of Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.)

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the effects of technological and geographical proximity on knowledge flows in three economic areas: the United States, Japan, and Europe. The contribution to the existing literature is that we introduce a patent inventor approach to measuring the proximity between firms. Generally, patents are attributed to the economic area where firms are located. Here, patents are described on the basis of the distribution of their inventors. The empirical results indicate that there is a statistically significant impact of technological and geographical proximity on knowledge spillovers and that these results are robust with respect to patent office data.

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  • Luigi Aldieri & Concetto Paolo Vinci, 2016. "Knowledge Spillover Effects: A Patent Inventor Approach," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 58(1), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:compes:v:58:y:2016:i:1:p:1-16
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    1. Aldieri, Luigi & Aprile, Maria Carmela & Vinci, Concetto Paolo, 2015. "R&D Spillovers Effects on strategic behaviour of Large International Firms," MPRA Paper 63402, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Luigi Aldieri & Cristian Barra & Nazzareno Ruggiero & Concetto Paolo Vinci, 2023. "Corruption and firms’ efficiency: international evidence using an instrumental variable approach," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 40(2), pages 731-759, July.
    3. Aldieri, Luigi & Sena, Vania & Vinci, Concetto Paolo, 2018. "Domestic R&D spillovers and absorptive capacity: Some evidence for US, Europe and Japan," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 38-49.

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