Specialization of Regions and Universities: The New Versus the Old |
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Authors: | Pontus Braunerhjelm |
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Affiliation: | Leif Lundblad's Chair in International Business and Entrepreneurship , The Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes whether there is a correspondence between a university's research specialization and industrial specialization in the region hosting the university, and to what extent universities influence regional productivity. Moreover, the analysis seeks to answer if a difference can be detected between the influences of old and new universities on regional performance. To achieve this end we utilize a unique data set on spatially disaggregated data for Sweden in the period 1975–99. A two‐step Heckman regression analysis is implemented to examine whether universities' research specialization matches regional specialization in production as compared to the average region. The results suggest a correspondence in specialization, as well as positive productivity effects. However, there are also considerable differences across regions, albeit primarily unrelated to the age of the universities. |
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Keywords: | Universities norms regional specialization policies |
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