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Localization of knowledge and entrepreneurs’ mobility: the case of Germany’s biotechnology industry

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Author	Engel, Dirk Heneric, Oliver
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	In this paper we analyse the location choice of mobile entrepreneurs for the example of Germany’s biotechnology industry. In fact, 37.5 per cent of all founders of biotech firms within a planning region immigrated from another planning regions. The results of our econometric analysis indicate that only the number of immigrated scientific entrepreneurs increases with the difference in the number of researchers as well as the amount of third-party funds acquired by public research units between the receiving and sending entity. We conclude that the size and the excellence of localized knowledge base imply a positive selection of attracted entrepreneurs.In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir das Standortwahlverhalten der Gründer von Biotech-Unternehmen in Deutschland. Hierzu verwenden wir Individualdaten aus dem ZEW Unternehmenspanel und aggregieren diese auf Ebene der 97 Raumordnungsregionen. Die deskriptiven Befunde geben Hinweise auf eine hohe Mobilität der Gründer: 37,5 % aller Gründer von Biotech-Unternehmen wählen einen Standort außerhalb ihrer angestammten Raumordungsregion. Ausgehend vom Gravitationsmodell schätzen wir eine empirische Spezifikation, welche den Zusammenhang zwischen der Zahl zugewanderter Gründer und dem Unterschied in der Forschungsbasis zwischen Ziel- und Herkunftsregion misst. Die Ergebnisse unserer ökonometrischen Analyse zeigen, dass die Zahl zugewanderter Gründer mit wissenschaftlichem Hintergrund zunimmt, wenn der Unterschied in der Höhe des wissenschaftlichen Personals an öffentlichen Forschungseinrichtungen zwischen Ziel- und Herkunftsregion höher ausfällt. Die Zuwanderung von Gründern ohne wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund hängt dagegen nicht von dieser Größe ab. Die Befunde deuten auf ein selektives Wanderungsverhalten hin, welches grundsätzlich die überdurchschnittliche Entwicklung von Wissensregionen (mit) erklären könnte.
Starting Page	173
Ending Page	192
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01737600
Journal	Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	16139836
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2013-06-22
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Entrepreneurship Mobility Biotechnology Intellectual capital Count data Regional/Spatial Science Environmental Economics Population Economics Geography (general) Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Economics and Econometrics

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