Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Quatraro, Francesco 
Author-Email: francesco.quatraro@unito.it
Author-Name: Scandura, Alessandra
Author-Email:alessandra.scandura@unito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: Regional patterns of unrelated technological diversification: the role of academic inventors.
Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the involvement of academic inventors in local innovation dynamics 
and the patterns of regional technological diversification. Based on the combination of the evolutionary economic approach
and the theories on regional innovation capabilities, and on the distinctive features of academic inventors, we hypothesise 
that knowledge spillovers accruing from the participation of university scientists to local patenting activity influence 
the extent of regional technological diversification. In addition, we posit that the involvement of academic inventors mitigates 
the path dependency engendered by the constraining role of the existing capabilities. The empirical results highlight the key 
role of academic institutions for the development of regional technological trajectories while contributing to the academic 
and policy debate on regional diversification strategies.
Length: pages 41
Creation-Date: 2020-05
File-URL: https://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2020dip/wp_10_2020.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:uto:labeco:202001