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The effect of micro‐territorial networks on industrial small and medium enterprises' innovation: A case study in the Spanish region of Cantabria
Author(s) -
LópezFernández José Manuel,
MatéSánchezVal Mariluz,
SomohanoRodriguez Francisco Manuel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12568
Subject(s) - proxy (statistics) , business , industrial organization , economic geography , identification (biology) , regional science , geography , computer science , botany , machine learning , biology
This study examines the effect of networks derived from the geographical proximity of economic agents on industrial small and medium enterprises' innovation. We designed a proxy to measure firms' innovation through disclosed information from websites. We geo‐located economic agents and facilities located near the firms whose physical proximity could affect the firms' innovation. Our results highlight the need to distinguish between inter and intra‐specialization and to confirm the proximity paradox in innovation. This study contributes to the identification of geographical elements that should be considered in the design of micro‐territorial innovation policies.