TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of limited exhaustibility of knowledge and geographical distance on the quality of R&D collaborations
T2 - The European evidence 2000–2012
AU - Pialli, Guido
N1 - Funding Information:
The author warmly thanks Cristiano Antonelli and Pierre Mohnen for their invaluable guidance at several stages of this project. The author gratefully acknowledges the comments of two anonymous referees and the Editor of this journal to previous versions of this paper, as well as the funding of the Italian Ministry of Education, within the context of the PRIN research project 20177J2LS9, and the local fundings of the University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto. The author warmly thanks Ernest Miguelez and the feedback from attendants to the internal seminars organized by the University of Turin and to the 2022 Summer School on Knowledge Dynamics, Industry Evolution, Economic Development, held in Nice, France.
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© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Much evidence exists of the increasing levels of research cooperation and globalization in the knowledge generation process. This paper aims to assess the determinants of the quality of research collaborations, using a sample of joint patent applications to the European Patent Office between 2000 and 2012. The results of the empirical analysis show that the limited exhaustibility of knowledge and the geographical distance among research partners are crucial determinants of research quality. Specifically, the non-exhaustible character of knowledge and cross-border knowledge creation enhance patent quality. Moreover, the distance among research partners exerts a curvilinear effect, as the quality of innovation increases when partners are either in spatial proximity or distant among each other.
AB - Much evidence exists of the increasing levels of research cooperation and globalization in the knowledge generation process. This paper aims to assess the determinants of the quality of research collaborations, using a sample of joint patent applications to the European Patent Office between 2000 and 2012. The results of the empirical analysis show that the limited exhaustibility of knowledge and the geographical distance among research partners are crucial determinants of research quality. Specifically, the non-exhaustible character of knowledge and cross-border knowledge creation enhance patent quality. Moreover, the distance among research partners exerts a curvilinear effect, as the quality of innovation increases when partners are either in spatial proximity or distant among each other.
KW - Cross-border collaborations
KW - Knowledge limited transferability
KW - Patent co-ownership
KW - Patent quality
U2 - 10.1007/s00191-023-00831-9
DO - 10.1007/s00191-023-00831-9
M3 - Article
SN - 0936-9937
VL - 33
SP - 1125
EP - 1169
JO - Journal of Evolutionary Economics
JF - Journal of Evolutionary Economics
IS - 4
ER -