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The Impact of Gravity-Weighted Knowledge Spillovers on Productivity in Manufacturing

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This paper tests for localized knowledge spillovers from out-of-state innovations in U.S. manufacturing from 1977 to 1997. The source of these spillovers is innovations categorized into six technologies based on U.S. patent classes and patent data. Using a gravity-weighting for out-of-state innovations, knowledge spillovers are found from mechanical technologies and drug and medical technologies for a broad group of manufacturing industries. Innovations from chemical-related technologies are found to generate spillovers for the Chemical and Allied Products Industry and for the Transportation Equipment Industry. Additionally, specialization of production at the two-digit Standard Industrial Classification of industry level is also found to increase state-level productivity in manufacturing.

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Robbins, C.A. The Impact of Gravity-Weighted Knowledge Spillovers on Productivity in Manufacturing. J Technol Transfer 31, 45–60 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-005-5012-8

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