Science and Technology Cooperation in Cross-border Regions: A Proximity Approach with Evidence for Northern Europe

Teemu Makkonen, Allan Williams, Timo Friedel Mitze, Adi Weidenfeld

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    Abstract

    Given the sheer number of cross-border regions (CBRs) within the EU, their socio- economic importance has been recognized both by policy-makers and academics. Recently, the novel concept of cross-border regional innovation system has been introduced to guide the assessment of integration processes in CBRs. A central focus of this concept is set on analysing the impact of varying types of proximity (economic, cognitive, technological, etc.) on cross- border cooperation. Previous empirical applications of the concept have, however, relied on individual case studies and varying methodologies, thus complicating and constraining comparisons between different CBRs. Here a broader view is provided by comparing 28 Northern European CBRs. The empirical analysis utilizes economic, science and technology (S&T) statistics to construct proximity indicators and measures S&T integration in the context of cross-border cooperation. The findings from descriptive statistics and exploratory count data regressions show that technological and cognitive proximity measures are significantly related to S&T cooperation activities (cross-border co-publications and co-patents). Taken together, our empirical approach underlines the feasibility of utilizing the proximity approach for comparative analyses in CBR settings.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1961-1979
    Number of pages19
    JournalEuropean Planning Studies
    Volume26
    Issue number10
    Early online date19 Jul 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Bibliographical note

    This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in
    European Planning Studies
    on 19/07/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09654313.2018.1500528


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