Localization, knowledge spillover, and R&D investment: Evidence of Chinese cities

We develop a simple Cournot type, two-stage competition model that reveals that firms tend to reduce their R&D investment more in denser locations than in lesser ones with the presence of knowledge spillover. This implies that local agglomeration increases the negative impact of knowledge spillo...

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Main Authors: Yu Qiao, Chengri Ding, Jianhua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Urban Management
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585619300597