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Absorptive Capacity of R&D in Space: A Conceptual Approach to the Productivity Paradox

In: Modeling Innovation Sustainability and Technologies

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  • Mário A. P. M. Silva

    (Universidade do Porto)

  • Peter Nijkamp

    (VU University
    Adam Mickiewicz University)

Abstract

This paper addresses R&D acceptance in a spatial-economic system. We assume that the absorptive capacity of firms in a region is positively influenced by territorially-dependent factors. We analyze the effects of various spatial factors that explain the differences between territories to access and absorb external knowledge on the innovative performance of regions as well as the possibility of rising local increasing returns. Our pedagogical model shows that cognitive determinants associated with the spatial organization and culture of a territory—when combined with cognitive factors related to the organization of R&D and the culture of firms—help to understand the productivity paradox observed in regions with a considerable level of innovative effort.

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  • Mário A. P. M. Silva & Peter Nijkamp, 2018. "Absorptive Capacity of R&D in Space: A Conceptual Approach to the Productivity Paradox," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Albertina Dias & Bror Salmelin & David Pereira & Miguel Sales Dias (ed.), Modeling Innovation Sustainability and Technologies, pages 33-51, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-67101-7_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67101-7_4
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