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Innovation and Peripherality: An Empirical Comparative Study of SMEs in Six EU Member Countries (2006)
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| Abstract | This paper examines innovation activity rates of SMEs located in central areas and equally developed peripheral areas among six EU member states. The probability to innovate is well predicted by observable firm characteristics, particularly the firms ’ size in terms of employment and the firms ’ age since establishment. More central areas present, consistently, higher activity rates than their remote and peripheral counterparts. The difference in innovation activity rates between peripheral and central areas is decomposed to observable and non-observable factors. The whole innovation gap is attributed to non-observable factors constituting a mix of ‘behaviour and environment’. 1. |
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| Publisher Date | 2006-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
