The relationship between new universities and new firms: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Spain
We examine whether establishing a new university (or faculty) in a region affects new firm creation within that given region. We identified a quasi-experimental design based on Spain’s 1983 University Reform Act, which opened the door to founding new universities at the regional level. We use a gene...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Regional Studies, Regional Science |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2020.1784778 |