Interregional differences in R & D activities – an empirical investigation

Zusammenfassung ..........................................................................................II 1. Innovation in a regional context ............................................................................... 1 2. Hypotheses and empirical evidence.......................................................................... 2 3. Database .................................................................................................................. 4 4. Overview of general characteristics of enterprises in the regions .............................. 6 5. Indicators for R&D activities in the regions.............................................................. 8 6. Multivariate analyses ..............................................................................................15 6.1 Conceptual remark .........................................................................................15 6.2 Conducting R&D ...........................................................................................16 6.3 Introduction of innovations ............................................................................18 6.4 Number of patents and the productivity of R&D activities..............................21 7. Conclusions ............................................................................................................27 References...................................................................................................................28 Appendix.....................................................................................................................31