Innovation, entrepreneurial activity and competitiveness at a sub-national level

José L. González-Pernía; Iñaki Peña-Legazkue; Ferran Vendrell-Herrero

doi:10.1007/s11187-011-9330-y

Innovation, entrepreneurial activity and competitiveness at a sub-national level

José L. González-Pernía, Iñaki Peña-Legazkue, Ferran Vendrell-Herrero^*

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Abstract

The capability to generate new knowledge and to create new firms differs across regions. Our study is an attempt to test the extent to which differences in such capabilities are associated with regional competitiveness. Using data from Spanish NUTS2 regions for the period 2000-2004, our results show that a higher capacity of a region to simultaneously generate new knowledge and start-up firms is positively linked to its level of competitiveness. This finding supports the belief that innovation per se is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for regional economic development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-574
Number of pages	14
Journal	Small Business Economics
Volume	39
Issue number	3
Early online date	12 Apr 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-011-9330-y
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

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entrepreneurial activity
innovation
productivity
regional competitiveness

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