What determines the success of states in attracting SBIR awards?

    Authors

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

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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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