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(Fachhochschulen und regionale Innovation)
Previous literature extensively investigates the role of higher education in fostering regional innovation activities. These studies show that tertiary academic universities are a fundamental determinant of innovation. However, whether tertiary vocational education also fosters innovation is not clear so far. In this project, we therefore focus on Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS), i.e. tertiary vocational education institutions that conduct applied research and that focus on vocational practice, and investigate their effect on innovation. Exploiting the regional and temporal variation in the establishment of UAS campuses, we estimate the effect of UAS on innovation quantity and quality of municipalities.
"Regional Innovation Effects of Applied Research Institutions." Swiss Leading House Working Paper No. 117, 2018 (first version 2016). By Curdin Pfister, Miriam Rinawi, Dietmar Harhoff and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
"Firms' Changes in R&D Personnel After the Introduction of Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland." Swiss Leading House Working Paper No. 141, 2018 (first version 2017). By Patrick Lehnert, Curdin Pfister and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
"Heterogeneous Regional Innovation Spillovers of Universities of Applied Sciences." Swiss Leading House Working Paper No. 161, 2020 (first version 2019). By Tobias Schlegel, Curdin Pfister, Dietmar Harhoff and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
"Knowledge Complementarities and Patenting: Do New Universities of Applied Sciences Foster Regional Innovation?" Swiss Leading House Working Paper No. 164, 2020. By Patrick Lehnert, Curdin Pfister, Dietmar Harhoff and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
"Proxying Economic Activity with Daytime Satellite Imagery: Filling Data Gaps Across Time and Space." Swiss Leading House Working Paper No. 165, 2020. By Patrick Lehnert, Michael Niederberger and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
"The Contribution of Vocational Education and Training to Innovation – The Case of Switzerland." In: SERI. Research and Innovation in Switzerland 2020. Zürich: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, 1-93. By Uschi Backes-Gellner. and Curdin Pfister.
