Paper #1330

Título:

Assessing technology-based spin-offs from university support units

Autores:

Mircea Epure, Diego Prior y Christian Serarols

Fecha:

Noviembre 2011

Resumen:

This paper takes a regional studies approach to assess spin-offs from a university-based technology transfer network. We first detect the regional objectives, inputs and outputs needed to assess spin-offs from support programmes. We then provide evidence on regional mechanisms for firm creation. We analyse spin-offs created at Catalan universities and find that many efficient spin-offs have formal technology transfer agreements, and emerge from technology-oriented universities. We also find that higher innovation levels and experience from the parent university are associated with higher efficiency, which is positively related to future fundamental profitability. Finally, we propose regional policy making and research directions.

Palabras clave:

university spin-off; regional development; efficiency; entrepreneurship; technology transfer; innovation

Códigos JEL:

M1, R1

Área de investigación:

Dirección de Empresa y Estudios de las Organizaciones / Finanzas y Contabilidad

Publicado en:

Regional Studies, forthcoming

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