conferred by Uddevalla Symphosium (http://www.symposium.hv.se/en/about-us/history)
- 2017
- This study shows that innovative start-ups are more frequently created in areas where unrelated variety is higher implying that they in these areas find higher opportunities to combine different pieces of knowledge.Thus, the results give support to the importance of Jacob’s externalities. Based upon a literature survey this study uses a unique data set and proper econometric techniques for analysis. The study brings new and important evidence about the role of industrial variety for the creation of innovative start-ups.
