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Localization of knowledge and entrepreneurs’ mobility: the case of Germany’s biotechnology industry

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  • Dirk Engel
  • Oliver Heneric

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In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir das Standortwahlverhalten der Gründer von Biotech-Unternehmen in Deutschland. Hierzu verwenden wir Individualdaten aus dem ZEW Unternehmenspanel und aggregieren diese auf Ebene der 97 Raumordnungsregionen. Die deskriptiven Befunde geben Hinweise auf eine hohe Mobilität der Gründer: 37,5 % aller Gründer von Biotech-Unternehmen wählen einen Standort außerhalb ihrer angestammten Raumordungsregion. Ausgehend vom Gravitationsmodell schätzen wir eine empirische Spezifikation, welche den Zusammenhang zwischen der Zahl zugewanderter Gründer und dem Unterschied in der Forschungsbasis zwischen Ziel- und Herkunftsregion misst. Die Ergebnisse unserer ökonometrischen Analyse zeigen, dass die Zahl zugewanderter Gründer mit wissenschaftlichem Hintergrund zunimmt, wenn der Unterschied in der Höhe des wissenschaftlichen Personals an öffentlichen Forschungseinrichtungen zwischen Ziel- und Herkunftsregion höher ausfällt. Die Zuwanderung von Gründern ohne wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund hängt dagegen nicht von dieser Größe ab. Die Befunde deuten auf ein selektives Wanderungsverhalten hin, welches grundsätzlich die überdurchschnittliche Entwicklung von Wissensregionen (mit) erklären könnte. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • Dirk Engel & Oliver Heneric, 2013. "Localization of knowledge and entrepreneurs’ mobility: the case of Germany’s biotechnology industry," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 33(2), pages 173-192, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jahrfr:v:33:y:2013:i:2:p:173-192
    DOI: 10.1007/s10037-013-0075-8
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    Entrepreneurship; Mobility; Biotechnology; Intellectual capital; Count data; R30; C21; L21; O30;
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    JEL classification:

    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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