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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Main Authors: Javier García-Estévez, Néstor Duch-Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Regional Studies, Regional Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2020.1784778

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