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Science and technology cooperation in cross-border regions: a proximity approach with evidence for Northern Europe

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  • Teemu Makkonen
  • Allan M. Williams
  • Timo Mitze
  • Adi Weidenfeld

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Given the sheer number of cross-border regions (CBRs) within the EU, their socio-economic importance has been recognized both by policy-makers and academics. Recently, the novel concept of cross-border regional innovation system has been introduced to guide the assessment of integration processes in CBRs. A central focus of this concept is set on analyzing the impact of varying types of proximity (cognitive, technological, etc.) on cross-border cooperation. Previous empirical applications of the concept have, however, relied on individual case studies and varying methodologies, thus complicating and constraining comparisons between different CBRs. Here a broader view is provided by comparing 28 Northern European CBRs. The empirical analysis utilizes economic, science and technology (S&T) statistics to construct proximity indicators and measures S&T integration in the context of cross-border cooperation. The findings from descriptive statistics and exploratory count data regressions show that technological and cognitive proximity measures are significantly related to S&T cooperation activities (cross-border co-publications and co-patents). Taken together, our empirical approach underlines the feasibility of utilizing the proximity approach for comparative analyses in CBR settings.

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  • Teemu Makkonen & Allan M. Williams & Timo Mitze & Adi Weidenfeld, 2018. "Science and technology cooperation in cross-border regions: a proximity approach with evidence for Northern Europe," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(10), pages 1961-1979, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:26:y:2018:i:10:p:1961-1979
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1500528
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