The focus in this article is on knowledge spillovers between high‐technology firms Europe, as captured by patent citations. European coverage given applications at the Patent Office that are assigned to located EU‐25 member states (except Cyprus and Malta), two accession countries Bulgaria Romania, Norway Switzerland. By following paper trail left citations these patents we adopt a Poisson spatial interaction modeling perspective identify measure separation effects interregional spillovers....

This paper focuses on inter-organizational R&D collaborations as captured by joint research projects funded within the European Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development (EU-FPs). We identify determinants of collaboration, including actor characteristics, relational network effects well geographical means a discrete choice model. Using data EU-FP from EUPRO database representative survey participants, we produce statistically significant evidence that collaboration...

One of the main goals European Research Area (ERA) concept is to improve integration research system. The policy instrument in this context Framework Programme (FP) supporting pre-competitive collaborative and Development (R&D). objective study monitor progress towards ERA by identifying evolution separation effects influencing FP collaboration intensities between 255 regions over period 1999–2006. We employ spatial interaction models accounting for autocorrelation using filtering methods....

Scherngell T. and Hu Y. Collaborative knowledge production in China: regional evidence from a gravity model approach, Regional Studies. This study investigates collaborative China perspective. The objective is to illustrate spatial patterns of research collaborations between thirty-one Chinese regions, estimate the impact geographical, technological, economic factors on variation cross-region collaboration activities within negative binomial framework. Data are used scientific publications...

This article investigates the impact of knowledge capital stocks on total factor productivity (TFP) through lens model proposed by Griliches (1979) , augmented with a spatially discounted cross‐region spillover pool variable. The objective is to shift attention from firms and industries regions estimate spillovers TFP in Europe. dependent variable region‐level TFP, measured terms superlative index suggested Caves, Christensen, Diewert (1982) . describes how efficiently each region transforms...

The Framework Programmes (FPs) funded by the European Commission support transnational research collaborations in order to make Research Area more competitive. Some have raised concerns that FPs compromise cohesion policies of aimed at reducing income disparities between regions. We investigate whether existing scientific Union (EU) subnational regions—as captured co-authored publications—are conducive for acquiring FP funding, and turn, stimulates subsequent co-publication activity pairs EU...

Wanzenböck I., Scherngell T. and Lata R. Embeddedness of European regions in Union-funded research development (R&D) networks: a spatial econometric perspective, Regional Studies. This study focuses on the embeddedness networks within Union Framework Programmes by estimating how distinct regional factors affect region's network positioning. Graph theoretic centrality measures terms betweenness eigenvector are calculated at organizational level to reflect relevant structure before aggregation...

Barber M. J. and Scherngell T. Is the European R&D network homogeneous? Distinguishing relevant communities using graph theoretic spatial interaction modelling approaches, Regional Studies. This paper characterizes geography of in research development (R&D) data on projects funded by Union's Fifth Framework Programme. Communities are sub-networks whose members more tightly linked to one another than other network. The means models, estimates impact separation factors variation cross-region...

The focus of this article is on precompetitive research and development (R&D) cooperation across Europe, as captured by R&D joint ventures funded the European Commission in time period 1998–2002, within Fifth Framework Programme. cooperations program give rise to a bipartite network with 72,745 edges between 25,839 actors (representing organizations that include firms, universities, organizations, public agencies) 9,490 projects. Participating are linked only through In article, we describe...

This study focuses on integration processes in European Research and Development (R&D) by analyzing the spatiotemporal dimension of three different R&D collaboration networks across Europe. The studied cover types knowledge creation, namely project-based within Union (EU) Framework Programmes (FPs), co-patent networks, co-publication networks. Integration R&D—one main pillars EU Science Technology Innovation policy—refers to harmonization fragmented national research systems Europe free...

Centrality of regions in R&D networks: a new measurement approach using the concept bridging paths. Regional Studies. This paper introduces novel measure regional centrality context research and development (R&D) networks. It first demonstrates some substantial problems social network analysis (SNA)-based measures to cope with networks meaningful way. then proposes based on interregional paths (indirect connections at level). The shows that formal definition can be expressed terms three...

Abstract Innovation networks play a key role in advancing knowledge transfer, collaboration, and technological progress across sectors regions. Central to the understanding of mechanisms driving such is their dynamic evolution structure. Much literature explores spatial socio-economic drivers innovation networks, focusing on geographic, institutional, cultural influences. However, many these studies tend overlook intricate properties that govern behavior dynamics networks. This study seeks...

In line with the Europe 2020 vision, there is an increasing need for adequate analytical tools to monitor progress towards European Research Area (ERA). The Framework Programme (FP) main instrument of EU research policy. With 17.5 billion Euros devoted FP6 (rising 51billion in FP7), it funds a substantial proportion collaborative activity and is, by far, most prominent funding mechanism transnational globally. Therefore, analysis structure networks collaboration FPs, from FP1 FP6, valuable...