Determinants of the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems

Fritsch M. and Slavtchev V. Determinants of the efficiency of regional innovation systems, Regional Studies. This paper analyses differences in the efficiency of regional innovation systems. Alternative measures for the efficiency of regional innovation systems based on the concept of a knowledge production function are discussed. The empirical findings suggest that spillovers from within the private sector as well as from universities and other public research institutions have a positive effect on the efficiency of private sector research and development. It is particularly the intensity of interactions between private and public sector research and development that increases the efficiency. It is found that regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient than regions with a lower average establishment size. Fritsch M. et Slavtchev V. Les déterminants de l'efficience des systèmes d'innovation régionaux, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche à analyser les écarts d'efficience des systèmes d'innovation régionaux (SIR). On discute des autres mesures de l'efficience des SIR fondées sur la notion d'une fonction de production de la connaissance. Les résultats empiriques laissent supposer que les retombées provenant de l'intérieur du secteur privé aussi bien que des universités et des autres établissements publics de recherche ont un effet positif sur l'efficience de la R et D du secteur privé. C'est notamment l'intensité de l'interaction entre la R et D du secteur privé et celle du secteur public qui augmente l'efficience. Il s'avère que les régions où prédominent les grands établissements ont tendance à être moins efficients que ne le sont les régions où la taille des établissements est inférieure à la moyenne. Systèmes d'innovation régionaux Efficience technique Brevets Fritsch M. und Slavtchev V. Determinanten der technischen Effizienz von regionalen Innovationssystemen, Regional Studies. Wir analysieren Unterschiede in der Effizienz regionaler Innovationssysteme (RIS). Zunächst werden alternative Maße für die Effizienz von RIS diskutiert, die auf dem Konzept der Wissensproduktionsfunktion aufbauen. Die empirischen Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass sowohl Spillover aus dem privaten Sektor als auch von Hochschulen und anderen öffentlichen Forschungseinrichtungen die Effizienz privater F&E-Aktivitäten positiv beeinflussen. Insbesondere die Intensität der Interaktion zwischen öffentlichen Einrichtungen und dem Privatsektor führt zu hoher Effizienz. Regionen, die durch Großbetriebe dominiert sind, weisen tendenziell eine geringere Effizienz der Innovationsaktivitäten auf als Regionen mit einer geringeren durchschnittlichen Betriebsgröße. Regionales Innovationssystem Technische Effizienz Patente Fritsch M. y Slavtchev V. Determinantes de la eficiencia de los sistemas de innovación regional, Regional Studies. En este artículo analizamos las diferencias en la eficiencia de los sistemas regionales de innovación (SRI). Asimismo estudiamos medidas alternativas para la eficiencia de los SRI en función del concepto de una función de producción del conocimiento. Los resultados empíricos indican que los desbordamientos desde dentro del sector privado así como de las universidades y otras instituciones de investigación públicas tienen un efecto positivo en la eficiencia de I + D del sector privado. Es especialmente la intensidad de las interacciones entre la I + D del sector privado y público la que aumenta la eficiencia. Observamos que las regiones dominadas por grandes establecimientos tienden a ser menos eficientes que las regiones con un tamaño medio más bajo de establecimientos. Sistema de innovación regional Eficacia técnica Patentes

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