My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source | Zendy

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My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source

Author(s) -

Helmers Christian,

Overman Henry G.

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the economic journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.683

H-Index - 160

eISSN - 1468-0297

pISSN - 0013-0133

DOI - 10.1111/ecoj.12387

Subject(s) - diamond , synchrotron , productivity , distribution (mathematics) , location , synchrotron light source , diffusion , economic geography , engineering physics , business , data science , geography , physics , economics , computer science , optics , materials science , economic growth , mathematics , mathematical analysis , composite material , thermodynamics , beam (structure) , geodesy , storage ring

We analyse the impact of the establishment of the Diamond Light Source synchrotron, a large basic scientific research facility in the UK, on the geographic distribution of related research. To account for the potentially endogenous location choice of the synchrotron, we rely on the availability of a ‘runner‐up’ site. We use data on academic publications to trace the geographic distribution of related scientific inputs and outputs. Our results suggest that proximity to Diamond had a positive impact on the output of related research. This proximity effect appears to be driven by an increase in inputs rather than the productivity of scientists.

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