R&D and the agglomeration of industries

Jan Kranich

R&D and the agglomeration of industries

Jan Kranich

Research output: Working paper › Working papers

Abstract

This paper discusses a model of the New Economic Geography, in which the seminal core-periphery model of Krugman (1991) is extended by endogenous research activities. Beyond the common ’anonymous’ consideration of R&D expenditures within fixed costs, this model introduces vertical product differentiation, which requires services provided by an additional R&D sector. In the context of international factor mobility, the destabilizing effects of a mobile scientific workforce are analyzed. In combination with a welfare analysis and a consideration of R&D promoting policy instruments and their spatial implications, this paper makes a contribution to the so-called brain drain debate.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Lüneburg
Publisher	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg
Number of pages	44
Publication status	Published - 2008

Bibliographical note

Literaturverz. S. 35 - 37

Research areas and keywords

Economics
R&D
New Economic Geography
Vertical differentiation

Access to Document

DownloadFinal published version, 2.48 MBLicence: In Copyright

Cite this

@techreport{e6443be67a79420d95da36031e48827e,

title = "R\&D and the agglomeration of industries",

abstract = "This paper discusses a model of the New Economic Geography, in which the seminal core-periphery model of Krugman (1991) is extended by endogenous research activities. Beyond the common {\textquoteright}anonymous{\textquoteright} consideration of R\&D expenditures within fixed costs, this model introduces vertical product differentiation, which requires services provided by an additional R\&D sector. In the context of international factor mobility, the destabilizing effects of a mobile scientific workforce are analyzed. In combination with a welfare analysis and a consideration of R\&D promoting policy instruments and their spatial implications, this paper makes a contribution to the so-called brain drain debate.",

keywords = "Economics, R\&D, New Economic Geography, Vertical differentiation",

author = "Jan Kranich",

note = "Literaturverz. S. 35 - 37",

year = "2008",

language = "English",

series = "Working paper series in economics",

publisher = "Institut f{\"u}r Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universit{\"a}t L{\"u}neburg",

number = "83",

type = "WorkingPaper",

institution = "Institut f{\"u}r Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universit{\"a}t L{\"u}neburg",

}

TY - UNPB

T1 - R&D and the agglomeration of industries

AU - Kranich, Jan

N1 - Literaturverz. S. 35 - 37

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - This paper discusses a model of the New Economic Geography, in which the seminal core-periphery model of Krugman (1991) is extended by endogenous research activities. Beyond the common ’anonymous’ consideration of R&D expenditures within fixed costs, this model introduces vertical product differentiation, which requires services provided by an additional R&D sector. In the context of international factor mobility, the destabilizing effects of a mobile scientific workforce are analyzed. In combination with a welfare analysis and a consideration of R&D promoting policy instruments and their spatial implications, this paper makes a contribution to the so-called brain drain debate.

AB - This paper discusses a model of the New Economic Geography, in which the seminal core-periphery model of Krugman (1991) is extended by endogenous research activities. Beyond the common ’anonymous’ consideration of R&D expenditures within fixed costs, this model introduces vertical product differentiation, which requires services provided by an additional R&D sector. In the context of international factor mobility, the destabilizing effects of a mobile scientific workforce are analyzed. In combination with a welfare analysis and a consideration of R&D promoting policy instruments and their spatial implications, this paper makes a contribution to the so-called brain drain debate.

KW - Economics

KW - R&D

KW - New Economic Geography

KW - Vertical differentiation

M3 - Working papers

T3 - Working paper series in economics

BT - R&D and the agglomeration of industries

PB - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg

CY - Lüneburg

ER -

R&D and the agglomeration of industries

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Research areas and keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this