RT Journal Article
T1 Do Science and Technology Parks Work as Drivers of Firm Innovation? Empirical Evidence From Portugal
A1 Martins, Júlio Paulo da Silva
A1 Rodríguez-Gulías, María Jesús
A1 Ríos Rodríguez, Raúl
A1 Rodeiro-Pazos, David
K1 Applied economics
K1 Economic policy
K1 Innovation
K1 Local development
K1 Location effects
K1 Patents
K1 Regional development
K1 Science and technology parks
AB Science and technology parks were conceived to promote firm performance and innovation, and they have become increasingly important in local and regional development policies. However, there are few empirical studies on their effectiveness as drivers of firm innovation, and existing studies have also reported mixed results, which could be due to small sample sizes and biases in the selection of control samples. To overcome these constraints, we analyse a sample of 553 firms located in parks and a control sample of firms located outside, selected through propensity score matching, which is a novel contribution to the literature. Portugal, a lower-middle income country representative of the European periphery, is used as case study. The results indicate that location in parks positively and significantly affects having some patent activity, as well as the number of patents filed, but no significant effect is found for patents granted.
PB Wiley
SN 0963-1690
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/41883
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/41883
LA eng
NO da Silva Martins, J. P., Rodríguez‐Gulías, M. J., Rios‐Rodríguez, R., & Rodeiro‐Pazos, D. (2025). Do Science and Technology Parks Work as Drivers of Firm Innovation? Empirical Evidence From Portugal. Creativity and Innovation Management.  https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12664
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026