| Desrochers, Pierre and Leppälä, Samuli 2011. Opening up the 'Jacobs Spillovers' black box: local diversity, creativity and the processes underlying new combinations. Journal of Economic Geography 11 (5) , pp. 843-863. 10.1093/jeg/lbq028 |
Abstract
Despite numerous attempts to isolate the respective importance of intra- and inter-industrial localized knowledge spillovers, their underlying processes have remained hidden. This article aims to provide a better theoretical understanding of the nature of inter-industrial or ‘Jacobs spillovers’ through a broad interdisciplinary literature review and additional evidence gained from a qualitative survey of Canadian inventors. The main stylized processes identified are: (i) adding to, switching or adapting specific know-how to other product lines; (ii) observing something and incorporating it in another environment; and (iii) formal or informal collaboration of individuals possessing different skills and backgrounds. Local economic diversity was found to facilitate these processes in several ways.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Business (Including Economics) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | knowledge spillovers; Jane Jacobs; local diversity; creativity |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 1468-2702 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2017 04:31 |
| URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/40382 |
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