Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Antonelli, Cristiano
Author-Email: cristiano.antonelli@unito.it 
Author-Name: Crespi, Francesco
Author-Email: francesco.crespi@uniroma3.it  
Author-Name: Mongeau, Christian
Author-Email: christian@mongeau.net.
Author-Name: Scellato, Giuseppe
Author-Email: giuseppe.scellato@polito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: Knowledge Composition, Jacobs Externalities and Innovation Performance in European Regions
Abstract:This paper analyses the role of the composition of the regional stock of knowledge in
explaining innovation performance. The paper provides three main contributions. First, it
investigates the relevance of Jacobs knowledge externalities in characterizing the
technological capabilities at the regional level. Second, it applies the Hidalgo-Hausmann
(HH) methodology to analyze knowledge composition by looking at patent data of 214
regions, located in 27 state members of the European Union (EU) during the years 1994-
2008. Third, it econometrically assesses the role of knowledge base composition in a
knowledge generation function. The results of the empirical analysis confirm that the
characterization of regional knowledge base through the HH indicators provides interesting
information to understanding its composition and to qualify it as a provider of the Jacobs
knowledge externalities that account for the dynamics of regional innovative performance.
Length: 31 pages
Creation-Date: 2016-07
File-URL: http://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2016dip/wp_11_2016.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:labeco:201607