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The geography of collaborative knowledge production in Europe

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Jarno Hoekman (Urban & Regional research centre Utrecht (URU), Utrecht University.)
Koen Frenken (Urban & Regional research centre Utrecht (URU), Utrecht University.)
Frank van Oort (Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research (RPB), and Urban & Regional research centre Utrecht (URU), Utrecht University.)

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We analyse inter-regional research collaboration as measured by scientific publications and patents with multiple addresses, covering 1316 NUTS3 regions in 29 European countries. The estimates of gravity equations show the effects of geographical and institutional distance on research collaboration. We also find evidence for the existence of elite structures between excellence regions and between capital regions. The results suggest that current EU science policy to stimulate research collaboration is legitimate, but doubt the compatibility between EU science policy and EU cohesion policy.

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Paper provided by CESPRI, Centre for Research on Innovation and Internationalisation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy in its series CESPRI Working Papers with number 214.

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Date of creation: Feb 2008
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Keywords: collaboration; networks; geography; elite; gravity model;

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  1. Frank Van Oort & Roderik Ponds & Koen Frenken, 2006. "The Geographical and Institutional Proximity of Scientific Collaboration Networks," ERSA conference papers ersa06p762, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Koen Frenken, 2002. "A New Indicator of European Integration and an Application to Collaboration in Scientific Research," Economic Systems Research, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 345-361, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Lee Fleming & Koen Frenken, 2007. "The Evolution Of Inventor Networks In The Silicon Valley And Boston Regions," Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(01), pages 53-71. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Andre Torre & Alain Rallet, 2005. "Proximity and Localization," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 47-59, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Edward Bergman, 2009. "Embedding network analysis in spatial studies of innovation," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 43(3), pages 559-565, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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