My precious! The location and diffusion of scientific research: evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source (Short title: The location and diffusion of scientific research)

Helmers, Christian and Overman, Henry G. (2015) My precious! The location and diffusion of scientific research: evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source (Short title: The location and diffusion of scientific research). The Economic Journal . ISSN 0013-0133

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Abstract

We analyze the impact of the establishment of the Diamond Light Source synchrotron, a large basic scientific research facility in the UK, on the geographic distribution of related research. To account for the potentially endogenous location choice of the synchrotron, we rely on the availability of a ‘runner-up’ site. We use data on academic publications to trace the geographic distribution of related scientific inputs and outputs. Our results suggest that proximity to Diamond had a positive impact on the output of related research. This proximity effect appears to be driven by an increase in inputs rather than the productivity of scientists.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.res.org.uk/view/economichome.html
Additional Information:	© 2015 Wiley
Library of Congress subject classification:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Sets:	Departments > Geography and Environment
Project and Funder Information:	Project ID Funder Name Funder ID ES/J021342/1 Economic and Social Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269 ES/G005966/1 Economic and Social Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
Date Deposited:	11 Dec 2015 10:06
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/64659/

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