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Do University Based Regions Really Attract Outside Entrepreneurs: The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry

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  • Engel, Dirk
  • Heneric, Oliver

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The paper tests empirically the role of knowledge stocks to explain the regional distribution of Germany?s biotechnology founders. We present an unique approach to highlight the role of knowledge spillovers as we differentiate according the local embeddedness and research affinity of founders. As expected, the results of our multivariate analysis indicate a high start-up activity in knowledge intensive regions. Group differentiation shows that knowledge stock variables matter only for academic founders inside as well as outside the region. In contrast, the start-up activity of non-academic founders coming from inside or outside the region cannot be explained with knowledge intensity of the region. Our empirical results suggest that knowledge spillovers matter, but these spillovers only attract founders with high affinity to research.

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  • Engel, Dirk & Heneric, Oliver, 2005. "Do University Based Regions Really Attract Outside Entrepreneurs: The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry," ZEW Discussion Papers 05-61, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:zewdip:4544
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    Keywords

    Biotechnology; start-ups; economic geography; intellectual capital; count data model;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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