Regional competitiveness, university spillovers, and entrepreneurial activity

David Audretsch (), Marcel Hülsbeck () and Erik Lehmann ()

Small Business Economics, 2012, vol. 39, issue 3, 587-601

Abstract: This study examines the impact of regional competitiveness on the innovative activity of entrepreneurial firms. Based on a unique and hand-collected dataset of publicly listed high-technology start-ups and university regions, this paper tests how regional competitiveness and university spillovers affect the innovation behavior of entrepreneurial firms. The results provide strong evidence that regional competitiveness and university spillovers are strong complements in fostering innovation activity of entrepreneurial firms. However, the results also raise the question whether incentives for universities and their actors might lead to crowding out effects. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2012

Keywords: Regional competitiveness; University spillovers; Entrepreneurship; M13; L20; R30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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