Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Richard  Harris
Author-Name-First: Richard 
Author-Name-Last: Harris
Author-Email: richard.harris@glasgow.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Glasgow
Author-Name: Qian Cher  Li
Author-Name-First: Qian Cher 
Author-Name-Last: Li
Author-Email: cher.li@imperial.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Imperial College, London.
Author-Name: john.moffat@strath.ac.uk John
Author-Name-First: john.moffat@strath.ac.uk
Author-Name-Last: John
Author-Email: Moffat
Author-Workplace-Name: Strathclyde University
Title: The Impact of Higher Education Institution-Firm Knowledge Links on Firm-level Productivity in Britain
Abstract: This paper estimates whether knowledge links with universities impacts on establishment-level TFP. Using propensity score matching, the results show a positive and statistically significant impact although there are across production and non-production industries and domestically- and foreign-owned firms.
Length: 8 pages
Creation-Date: 2010-09
Revision-Date: 
Publication-Status: 
File-URL: http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/departmentsubject/economics/research/researchdiscussionpapers/2010/10-17.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 1017
Classification-JEL: D24, I23
Keywords: Universities, Firm-level productivity
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:1017