The Geography of R and D; Tobit Analysis and Bayesian Approach to Mapping R and D Activities for The Netherlands

Regions vary strongly according to the participation of firms in R and Dactivity. By linking data on R and D activity at the firm level with GIS based data on economic, and other location features of zones we are able to investigate the impact of local factors on R and D involvement for various types of firms.The relative importance of local factors as determinants of R and D involvement of the firms is estimated by means of a tobit model. Rather strong differences are found between zones in the same urban region. For example modern manufacturing firms located in the centre of the large cities... Mehr ...