(Green) Knowledge spillovers and regional environmental support: do they matter for the entry of new green tech-based firms?

This paper studies the role played by the features of the local knowledge base and the regional environmental support in the entry of new green tech-based firms. We compute a set of specific knowledge indicators which capture the recombination of technologies that make up green technologies in Frenc...

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Published in:The Annals of regional science 2022-08, Vol.69 (1), p.119-161
Main Authors: Coll-Martínez, Eva, Kedjar, Malia, Renou-Maissant, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clean technology
Coherence
Companies
Diversification
Econometrics
Economic activity
Economics
Economics and Finance
Environmental Economics
Environmental impact
Environmental regulations
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Impact analysis
Knowledge base
Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence)
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Local knowledge
Microeconomics
Original Paper
Regional development
Regional/Spatial Science
Regions
Regulation
Spillover effect
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Summary:This paper studies the role played by the features of the local knowledge base and the regional environmental support in the entry of new green tech-based firms. We compute a set of specific knowledge indicators which capture the recombination of technologies that make up green technologies in French départements (NUTS3 regions) for the period 2003–2013. By using a rich and unique dataset based on firm-level microdata and patents information, we find that the main determinants of the entry of new green tech-based firms are: (i) the combination of high levels of internal coherence with sufficient diversification into unrelated technological categories other than green and (ii) the regional efforts to reduce the environmental impact of economic activities. Indeed, by applying spatial econometrics we found that the impact of knowledge spillovers mainly accrues within the département of entry. These results suggest that more attention should be paid to the context-specific recombination of technologies constituting green technologies and that environmental regulations may have, an indirect, but important impact when it comes to promote green technological entry in regions.
ISSN:0570-1864
1432-0592
DOI:10.1007/s00168-022-01111-3