Another cluster premium: : Innovation subsidies and r&d collaboration networks

• Autores: Tom Broekel, Dirk Fornahl, Andrea Morrixon
• Localización: Research Policy, ISSN-e 1873-7625, Vol. 44, Nº. 8, 2015, págs. 1431-1444
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper investigates the allocation of R&D subsidies with a focus on the granting success of firms located in clusters. On this basis it is evaluated whether firms in these clusters are differently embedded into networks of subsidized R&D collaboration than firms located elsewhere. The theoretical arguments are empirically tested using the example of the German biotechnology firms’ participation in the 6th EU-Framework Programmes and national R&D subsidization schemes in the early 2000s.

    We show that clusters grant firms another premium to their location, as they are more likely to receive funds from the EU-Framework Programmes and hold more favorable positions in national knowledge networks based on subsidies for joint R&D