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Do universities affect firms’ location decisions? Evidence from Spain
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Human capital, scientific research, and technology are the three chief mechanisms promoting knowledge spillovers from universities to firms. Based on a study of the impact of Spain’s 1983 University Reform Act (LRU), which opened the door to the foundation of new universities and faculties, this paper examines whether university (or faculty) location affects the creation of new firms within a given province. We conclude that the foundation of science and social science faculties has had a marked impact on the creation of firms.
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DUCH BROWN, Néstor and GARCÍA ESTÉVEZ, Javier. Do universities affect firms’ location decisions? Evidence from Spain. IEB Working Paper 2011/07. [consulted: 15 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/116552