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The Impact of Higher Education Institution-Firm Knowledge Links on Firm-level Productivity in Britain

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  • Richard Harris

    (Department of Economics, University of Glasgow)

  • Qian Cher Li

    (Imperial College, London.)

  • john.moffat@strath.ac.uk John

    (Strathclyde University)

Abstract

This paper estimates whether knowledge links with universities impacts on establishment-level TFP. Using propensity score matching, the results show a positive and statistically significant impact although there are across production and non-production industries and domestically- and foreign-owned firms.

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  • Richard Harris & Qian Cher Li & john.moffat@strath.ac.uk John, 2010. "The Impact of Higher Education Institution-Firm Knowledge Links on Firm-level Productivity in Britain," Working Papers 1017, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:1017
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    13. Paola Cardamone & Valeria Pupo & Fernanda Ricotta, 2016. "Do Firms Benefit from University Research? Evidence from Italy," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 2(3), pages 445-471, November.

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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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