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Regional Geographic Research and Development Spillovers and Economic Growth: Evidence from West Germany

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  • Michael Funke
  • Annekatrin Niebuhr

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Funke M. and Niebuhr A. (2005) Regional geographic research and development spillovers and economic growth: evidence from West Germany, Regional Studies39, 143-153. The paper is based on recent theoretical writings in growth economics that emphasise the effects of both own research and development efforts and of interregional technology spillovers on regions' productivity. It proposes robust estimation techniques to evaluate the research and development spillovers across West German functional regions between 1976 and 1996. The findings suggest the existence of knowledge spillovers across functional regional boundaries. Moreover, significant spillovers are mainly found among geographically close regions. This finding confirms the hypothesis that proximity matters. Funke M. et Niebuhr A. (2005) Les retombees geographiques regionales de la R et D: des preuves provenant de l'Allemagne, Regional Studies39, 143-153. L'article porte sur des oeuvres theoriques recentes dans le domaine de l'economie de croissance qui soulignent les effets et des actions regionales en faveur de la R et D, et des retombees technologiques interregionales, sur la productivite des regions. On propose des techniques d'estimation robustes pour evaluer les retombees de la R et D a travers les regions fonctionnelles de 1976 a 1996. Les resultats laissent supposer la presence des retombees de connaissance a travers les frontieres des regions fonctionnelles. Qui plus est, des retombees non-negligeables sont a trouver principalement dans les regions limitrophes. Ce resultat vient a l'appui de l'hypothese qui prone l'importance de la notion de proximite. Funke M. und Niebuhr A. (2005) Regionale geographische Forschungs-und Entwicklungsverbreitung und Wirtschaftswachstum: Empirische Ergebnisse fu r Westdeutschland, Regional Studies39, 143-153. Dieser Aufsatz stutzt sich auf kurzlich erschienene theoretische Veroffentlichungen zum Wirtschaftswachstum, welche sowohl die Auswirkungen der eigenen Forschungs-und Entwicklungsanstrengungen als auch die interregionalen technologischen Auswirkungen auf die Leistungsfahigkeit von Regionen betonen. Die Autoren schlagen robuste Berechnungsverfahren zur Schatzung der Forschungs-und Entwicklungsauswirkungen in allen funktionsfahigen Regionen Westdeutschlands im Zeitraum 1976-1996 vor. Die Befunde deuten auf Wissensauswirkungen uber funktionale Regionalgrenzen hinweg hin. Daruberhinaus werden bedeutende Auswirkungen hauptsachlich in geographisch benachbarten Regionen angetroffen. Die Befunde bestatigen die Hypothese, dass raumliche Nahe von Bedeutung ist. Funke M. y Niebuhr A. (2005) Efectos de arrastre (spillovers) de investigacion y desarrollo (I&D) regionales y crecimiento economico - evidencia para Alemania del oeste, Regional Studies39, 143-153. Este articulo se basa en la literatura reciente sobre la economia del crecimiento que destaca como los esfuerzos de I&D y los efectos de arrastre tecnologicos inter-regionales afectan la productividad de las regiones. Proponemos una seria de tecnicas robustas de estimacion para evaluar los efectos de arrastre de I&D a traves de las regiones funcionales de Alemania del oeste durante el periodo 1976-1996. Los resultados obtenidos apuntan a la existencia de efectos de arrastre del conocimiento a traves de los limites funcionales de dichas regiones. Asimismo, los efectos de arrastre mas significativos se encuentran principalmente en aquellas regiones que estan geograficamente proximas entre si. Este resultado confirma la hipotesis de que la proximidad es importante.

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  • Michael Funke & Annekatrin Niebuhr, 2005. "Regional Geographic Research and Development Spillovers and Economic Growth: Evidence from West Germany," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 143-153.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:39:y:2005:i:1:p:143-153
    DOI: 10.1080/0034340052000321904
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