Incubators, accelerators and regional economic development

Madaleno, Margarida, Nathan, Max, Overman, Henry ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7629 and Waights, Sevrin (2018) Incubators, accelerators and regional economic development. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1575). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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A growing wave of co-location programmes promises to boost growth for young firms. Despite great public and policy interest we have little idea whether such programmes are effective. This paper categorises accelerators and incubators within a larger family of ‘co-location' interventions. We then develop a single framework to theorise workspace-level impacts. We summarise available evaluation evidence and sketch implications for regional economic policy. We find clear evidence programmes are effective overall. But we know little about how effects operate – or who benefits. Providers and policymakers should experiment further to establish optimal designs.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R3 - Production Analysis and Firm Location > R30 - General R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Policy
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2019 12:11
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2023 23:51
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91697

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