Industry R&D Location: the role of accessibility to university R&D and institutions of higher education

The purpose of this paper is to analyze to what extent that the location and the extent of higher education and university R&D, respectively, influence the location and the extent of industry R&D in Sweden using an accessibility approach. After an extensive literature survey, we develop a simple theoretical model for the location of R&D from the perspective of a multinational enterprise. From this theoretical model, we then deduce our empirical model, which we then estimate in the form of a Tobit model using data from Swedish labour market regions and municipalities.

Factors Affecting University–Industry R&D Collaboration : The Importance of Screening and Signalling.

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of research cooperation between firms and Public Research Organisations for a sample of innovating small and medium-sized enterprises. The econometric analysis is based on the results of the KNOW survey carried out in seven EU countries during 2000.