Regional Innovation Systems as a Remedy for Structurally Affected Regions—Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Research Design
3.2. Data
3.3. Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Unit | N | Mean | StDev | Min | Max |
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Total public support for R&D. | Millions of CZK | 154 | 1077 | 5069.9 | 4.3 | 24,021.2 |
Number of research and development institutions in the region. | Number | 154 | 145 | 172.2 | 20 | 759 |
Number of registered patents. | Number | 154 | 24 | 39.7 | 1 | 209 |
Number of science and research workers (full-time). | Number | 154 | 1337 | 4054.6 | 67 | 19,591 |
Number of publications in the top 10% of the world’s most cited scientific outputs. | Number | 154 | 88 | 320.2 | 0 | 1467 |
Employment in high-tech industries. | Number | 154 | 10,900 | 17,265.5 | 970 | 92,900 |
Gross domestic product of the region at current prices. | Millions of CZK | 154 | 249,170 | 330,185.1 | 81,072 | 1,926,323 |
R&D expenditures financed from corporate sources. | Millions of CZK | 154 | 2183 | 4751 | 105 | 27,717 |
Average gross monthly wage. | CZK | 154 | 30,192 | 6585.9 | 21,663 | 54,015 |
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Janošec, A.; Chmelíková, G.; Blažková, I.; Somerlíková, K. Regional Innovation Systems as a Remedy for Structurally Affected Regions—Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic. Urban Sci. 2024, 8, 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8030088
Janošec A, Chmelíková G, Blažková I, Somerlíková K. Regional Innovation Systems as a Remedy for Structurally Affected Regions—Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic. Urban Science. 2024; 8(3):88. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8030088
Chicago/Turabian StyleJanošec, Adam, Gabriela Chmelíková, Ivana Blažková, and Kristina Somerlíková. 2024. "Regional Innovation Systems as a Remedy for Structurally Affected Regions—Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic" Urban Science 8, no. 3: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8030088