One of the main goals of the European Research Area (ERA) concept is to improve integration of the European research system. The main policy instrument in this context is the European Framework Programme (FP) supporting pre‐competitive collaborative Research and Development (R&D). The objective of this study is to monitor progress towards ERA by identifying the evolution of separation effects influencing FP collaboration intensities between 255 European regions over the period 1999–2006. We employ spatial interaction models accounting for spatial autocorrelation by using spatial filtering methods. The results show that geographical distance and country border effects gradually decrease, and point to the contribution of the FPs to the realization of ERA.
WANZENBÖCK I., SCHERNGELL T. and LATA R. Embeddedness of European regions in European Union-funded research and development (R&D) networks: a spatial econometric perspective, Regional Studies. This study focuses on the embeddedness of regions in research and development (R&D) networks within European Union Framework Programmes by estimating how distinct regional factors affect a region's network positioning. Graph theoretic centrality measures in terms of betweenness and eigenvector centrality are calculated at the organizational level to reflect the relevant network structure before aggregation to the region level. Panel spatial Durbin error models (SDEM) reveal that region-internal knowledge production capacities, a region's level of economic development as well as spatial spillovers are important determinants for a region's positioning in the European Union-funded R&D network, but their significance differs depending on the centrality concept. European Union-funded research and development (R&D) networks Regional network embeddedness Social network analysis Spatial panel models WANZENBÖCK I., SCHERNGELL T. and LATA R. 欧洲区域在欧盟资助的研究发展(R&D)网络中的镶嵌性:空间计量 经济的视角,区域研究。本研究透过评估特出的区域因素如何影响一个区域在网络中的位置,聚焦区域在欧盟架构 计画的研究发展网络(R&D)中的镶嵌性。图论的中心性将以居中性测量之,而特徵向度中心性则在组织层级进行 计算,以反映聚集至区域层级之前的相关网络结构。面板空间杜宾误差模型(SDEM),揭露出区域内部的知识生产 能力、一个区域的经济发展层级,以及空间上的外溢,对该区在欧盟资助的研究发展网络中的位置而言是重要的决定 因素,但它们的重要性,则根据中心性的概念而有所不同。 欧盟资助的研究发展(R&D)网络 区域网络镶嵌性 社会网络分析 空间面板模型 WANZENBÖCK I., SCHERNGELL T. et LATA R. L'ancrage des régions européennes dans les réseaux de recherche et de développement (R et D) financés par l'Union européenne: le point de vue économétrique spatial, Regional Studies. Cette étude porte sur l'ancrage des régions dans les réseaux de recherche et de développement (R et D) dans le contexte des programmes-cadres de l'Union européenne en estimant comment des facteurs régionaux distincts influencent le positionnement des réseaux selon la région.Au niveau organisationnel on calcule des mesures théoriques graphiques de la centralité en termes de l'intermédiarité et de la centralité des vecteurs propres afin de refléter la structure de réseau concernée avant l'agrégation au niveau régional. Des modèles d'erreurs de Durbin spatiaux en panel laissent voir que la capacité de production de connaissances sur le plan régional interne, que le niveau de développement économique régional ainsi que des retombées spatiales constituent des déterminants clés du positionnement d'une région dans le réseau de R et D financé par l'Union européenne, mais que leur importance varie suivant la notion de centralité. Réseaux de recherche et de développement (R et D) financés par l'Union européenne Ancrage des réseaux régionaux Analyse des réseaux sociaux Modèles spatiaux en panel WANZENBÖCK I., SCHERNGELL T. und LATA R. Positionierung europäischer Regionen in von der Europäischen Union finanzierten Netzwerken für Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E): eine räumliche ökonometrische Perspektive, Regional Studies. Regionen und ihre Positionierung im europäischen, durch die EU-Rahmen...
This study focuses on integration processes in European Research and Development (R&D) by analyzing the spatiotemporal dimension of three different R&D collaboration networks across Europe. The studied networks cover different types of knowledge creation, namely project-based R&D networks within the European Union (EU) Framework Programmes (FPs), co-patent networks, and co-publication networks. Integration in European R&D-one of the main pillars of the EU Science Technology and Innovation policy-refers to the harmonization of fragmented national research systems across Europe and to the free movement of knowledge and researchers.The objective is to describe and compare spatiotemporal patterns at a regional level and to estimate the evolution of separation effects over the time period 1999-2006 that influence the probability of cross-region collaborations in the distinct networks under consideration. The study adopts a spatial interaction modeling perspective, econometrically specifying a panel generalized linear model relationship, taking into account spatial autocorrelation among flows using eigenfunction spatial filtering methods. The results show that geographical factors are a lower hurdle for R&D collaborations in the FP networks than in co-patent networks and co-publication networks. Furthermore, it is shown that the geographical integration is higher in the FP network.
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