UNIVERSITY INNOVATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH

Naomi Hausman

doi:10.1162/rest_a_01027

UNIVERSITY INNOVATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH

Naomi Hausman^*

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This paper identifies the extent to which knowledge from U.S. universities drives industry agglomeration. Establishment-level data indicate faster growth in employment, wages, and corporate innovation after the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act’s shock to the spread of innovation from universities in industries more closely related to the nearby university’s innovative strengths. Federal research funding amplified the effect. University knowledge spillovers strengthen with geographic proximity, density, and local skills. Consistent with spatial equilibrium models, the growth effect is driven by nearby entry in university-linked industries, especially of mul-tiunit expansions; these firms disproportionately partner with universities in R&D, transfer IP, and innovate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	718-735
Number of pages	18
Journal	Review of Economics and Statistics
Volume	104
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01027
State	Published - 1 Jul 2022

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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