Title

What determines the success of states in attracting SBIR awards?

Authors

Authors

A. van der Vlist; S. Gerking;H. Folmer

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Econ. Dev. Q.

Keywords

SBIR awards; agglomeration; state economic development programs; fixed; effects analysis; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVERS; GOVERNMENT; INNOVATION; PROGRAM; IMPACT; Economics; Planning & Development; Urban Studies

Abstract

This article analyzes the interstate distribution of per capita awards made through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program operated by the U.S. government from 1983 to 1993. The main finding is that after adjusting for population size, awards tend to be made to firms in centers of innovative activity, where knowledge is most easily created and spillovers between economic agents can occur most readily. State programs to assist prospective applicants for SBIR funding, on the other hand, appear to have had little effect in overcoming this seemingly powerful factor Thus, the percentage distribution of per capita awards by state has remained roughly constant since the inception of the program.

Journal Title

Economic Development Quarterly

Volume

18

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

81

Last Page

90

WOS Identifier

WOS:000187974300009

ISSN

0891-2424

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