University spillovers into small technology-based firms: channel, mechanism, and geography
University spillovers into small technology-based firms: channel, mechanism, and geography
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10.1007/s10961-012-9247-x
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2012-02
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N. Fukugawa
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N. Fukugawa
This study examines how university knowledge spills over into small technology-based firms in Japan. Estimated Heckman selection models taking into account the timing of university-industry research collaboration and geographical proximity to spillover pools reveal that cooperative research with universities positively affects R&D productivity of small technology-based firms with a three-year lag. Among small technology-based firms that collaborate with universities in research, firms with local ties have a greater advantage in improving the quality of their R&D personnel through the acquisition of complementary knowledge. Theoretical and policy implications of empirical results are discussed.