Journal article
Regional co-evolution of firm population, innovation and public research? Evidence from the West German laser industry
Publication Details
Authors: | Blankenberg, A.; Bünstorf, G. |
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
Publication year: | 2016 |
Journal: | Research Policy: Policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation |
Pages range : | 857-868 |
Volume number: | 45 |
Start page: | 857 |
End page: | 868 |
Number of pages: | 12 |
ISSN: | 0048-7333 |
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Abstract
We trace the co-evolution of regional firm population sizes, private-sector patenting and public research in German laser research and manufacturing for over 40 years from the emergence of the industry to the mid-2000s. Qualitative as well as quantitative evidence suggests a co-evolutionary process of mutual interdependence rather than a unidirectional effect of public research on private-sector activities. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We trace the co-evolution of regional firm population sizes, private-sector patenting and public research in German laser research and manufacturing for over 40 years from the emergence of the industry to the mid-2000s. Qualitative as well as quantitative evidence suggests a co-evolutionary process of mutual interdependence rather than a unidirectional effect of public research on private-sector activities. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Co-evolution, Innovation systems, Laser technology, Vector autoregression
