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Does the Location in Science and Technology Parks Foster the Employment Growth of Firms?

Júlio Paulo da Silva Martins , María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías , David Rodeiro-Pazos , Raul Rios-Rodríguez
ISLA — Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia
Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 19 08 2023
DOI: 10.1007/s13132-023-01466-8

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Abstract
AbstractOne of the main objectives of science and technology parks (STPs) is to contribute to regional development through the creation of skilled jobs in the territory where they are located. However, despite the expansion of these infrastructures over the last decades and the governmental support they receive, there is very little empirical evidence on how these infrastructures affect the employment growth of the firms located there. The aim of this paper is to examine whether the location in STPs has positive effects on employment growth at the firm level. We analysed a sample of 553 Portuguese firms located on STPs and a control group of the same size of comparable firms located outside STPs, applying a dynamic panel data model methodology. The empirical evidence does not allow to prove that location in STPs has positive effects on employment growth, which raises the need to rethink the policies supporting these parks.

Keywords

#science parks #firm employment growth #Regional Development #skilled employment #innovation infrastructure #location effects #Portuguese companies #innovation policy #Entrepreneurship #Sample (material) #Portuguese #Empirical evidence #Panel data #business #Job creation #Affect (linguistics) #Science park

Bibliographic Details

Publication Type Journal article
Publication Year 2023
Journal / Conference / Work Journal of the Knowledge Economy
Quartile (SCImago) Q2
Scopus Indexing Indexed source (via SCImago)

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Júlio Paulo da Silva Martins
julio.martins@islagaia.pt ID: 6719-810A-99BB
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