Most of the literature on University-Industry (U-I) linkages assuming that these linkages will be beneficial per se. We question this assumption and suggest that not all U-I linkages are equally ‘valuable’. In this paper, we explore the factors driving to the formation of ‘valuable’ U-I linkages, conceived as those that have a higher potential to diffuse knowledge to other firms in the economy....

Regional studies, particularly in rural areas, have attracted great attention from scholars and policy-makers. However, almost all existing literature focused on the growth of these areas while giving little consideration to converting economic activities or structural transformation, which plays main role sustainable development. Additionally, studies about transformation mainly mention factor...

In this study, we analyze the effect of knowledge spillover on productivity in Indonesian manufacturing industry from 2010 to 2014 using inter-sectoral linkages and inter-regional linkages. For first time literature, apply an input-output table geographic distance between regions as weight matrix spatial econometric estimation measure spillover. We find that: (1) transactions intermediate goods...

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in recent decades, foreign direct investment (fdi) has played a vital role in economic growth of developed and developing countries. fdi brings new capital and technology to the host country beside a possibility of spillover to local firms. hence, fdi is considered as an important channel of technology transfer. however, in empirical studies, the size and direction of effects of fdi on producti...