New research article by Gergő Tóth, Sándor Juhász, Zoltán Elekes and Balázs Lengyel in the European Planning Studies
04/16/2021 | 11:57Repeated collaboration of inventors across European regions
Gergő Tóth - Sándor Juhász - Zoltán Elekes - Balázs Lengyel
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the spatial patterns and underlying determinants of repeated inventor collaboration across European NUTS 3 regions. It is found that only a small fraction of co-inventor linkages across regions are repeated, while community detection reveals that these collaborations are clustered in geographical space more intensively compared with collaboration in general. Additional results from gravity modelling indicate that links in the inter-regional co-inventor network emerge mainly through the triadic collaboration of regions, while geographical proximity becomes the most influential factor for repeating co-inventor ties. In addition to that, the combination of technological similarity and shared third partner regions offer a premium for the likelihood of repeating a collaboration, but only when geographical proximity is present as an enabler. Hence, repeated inter-regional co-inventor collaborations are more likely to revert to spatial clustering, contributing to the fragmentation of the European Research Area.
KEYWORDS: Collaborative knowledge production, inter-regional collaboration, co-inventor network, repeated collaboration, European Research Area, gravity model
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