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The geography of social capital and innovation in the European Union

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  • Jesús Peiró‐Palomino

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This paper assesses the role of the associational activity dimension of social capital in regional innovation for 257 EU 28 regions in the pre‐crisis (2000–2007) and the crisis (2008–2012) period. The analysis is carried out using flexible non‐parametric kernel regressions, which allow for exploring heterogeneity across space and over time. The results show that effects widely differ across regions, but no differences are found between periods. In particular, the largest effects are found for less developed and transition regions from the periphery. In contrast, for most of the developed regions in the core of Europe the impact is non‐significant. These results might be useful for policy design in the H2020 framework. Este artículo evalúa el papel de la dimensión de la actividad asociativa del capital social en la innovación regional para 257 regiones de la UE 28 en el período anterior a la crisis (2000–2007) y en el período de crisis (2008–2012). El análisis se lleva a cabo mediante el uso de regresiones no paramétricas tipo núcleo (kernel), que permiten examinar la heterogeneidad en el espacio y en el tiempo. Los resultados muestran que los efectos difieren ampliamente entre regiones, pero no se encontraron diferencias entre ambos períodos. En particular, los mayores efectos se observan en las regiones menos desarrolladas y en transición de la periferia. Por el contrario, para la mayoría de las regiones desarrolladas del núcleo de Europa el impacto no es significativo. Estos resultados podrían ser útiles para el diseño de políticas en el marco del programa Horizonte2020. 本稿では、EU28カ国で257の地域における、世界金融危機以前(2000年~2007年)と危機の最中(2008年~2012年)の、地域イノベーションにおける社会資本の協会活動の側面の役割を評価する。空間上および時間上における異質性を探索することができる、フレキシブルなノンパラメトリックのカーネル回帰により分析を行った。結果から、地域全体で効果に大きな差があることが示されたものの、期間における差は認められなかった。注目すべきこととして、周辺部の後進地域 (less developed region)と移行地域 (transition region)に最も大きな効果が認められた。一方で、ヨーロッパの中核を成す先進地域 (developed region)のほとんどにおいて、有意な効果は認められなかった。この結果は、ホライズン2020のフレームワークにおける政策デザインに有用であると考えられる。

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  • Jesús Peiró‐Palomino, 2019. "The geography of social capital and innovation in the European Union," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(1), pages 53-73, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:1:p:53-73
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12337
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    1. Bischoff, Thore Sören & Runst, Petrik & Bizer, Kilian, 2023. "Spatial heterogeneity in the effect of regional trust on innovation," ifh Working Papers 41/2023, Volkswirtschaftliches Institut für Mittelstand und Handwerk an der Universität Göttingen (ifh).
    2. Joan Crespo & Jesús Peiró-Palomino & Emili Tortosa-Ausina, 2020. "Does university performance have an economic payoff for their home regions? Evidence for the Spanish provinces," Working Papers 2020/20, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
    3. Roberto Ganau & Andres Rodriguez-Pose, 2023. "Firm-level productivity growth returns of social capital: Evidence from Western Europe," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 2305, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Feb 2023.
    4. Peiró-Palomino, Jesús & Perugini, Francesco, 2022. "Regional innovation disparities in Italy: The role of governance," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 46(4).
    5. František Murgaš & František Petrovič & Anna Tirpáková, 2022. "Social Capital as a Predictor of Quality of Life: The Czech Experience," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-17, May.
    6. Camarero, Mariam & Peiró-Palomino, Jesús & Tamarit, Cecilio, 2019. "Growth in a time of external imbalances," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 262-275.

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