Table 7
Geographical scope of technology spillovers
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| Geographical distance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | Elasticity | |
| Prior adopters of the same technology in similar industries located within | ||
| < 300 kilometres | 0.0425* | 0.0013 |
| Standard error | (0.017) | … |
| 300 kilometres to 1,000 kilometres | 0.0377* | 0.0011 |
| Standard error | (0.0055) | … |
| > 1,000 kilometres | 0.0137* | 0.0004 |
| Standard error | (0.0032) | … |
| Employment effects | ||
| Employment in similar industries | -0.0710* | -0.0022 |
| Standard error | (0.0079) | … |
| Employment in moderately similar industries | 0.0625* | 0.0019 |
| Standard error | (0.0039) | … |
| Employment in different industries | -0.0096 | -0.0029 |
| Standard error | (0.0073) | … |
| Observations | 106,188 | |
| Log likelihood | 68,408 | |
… not applicable
* χ 2 statistically significant at p < 0.05
Notes: Dependent variable: ADOPTION pτ irt . Also included are plant characteristics, other agglomeration effects, control variables and fixed effects. Variables are defined in Table 3. This table shows results of the author's calculations.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology and Annual Survey of Manufactures .
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