Are cities losing innovation advantages? Online versus face-to-face interactions

Are cities losing innovation advantages? Online versus face-to-face interactions

How did COVID-19 affect the innovation advantages of dense locations? Using data on the universe of U.S. patent applications, we find that the density premium in the production of novel inventions declined by 18.5%-22.9% in 2020-2021 relative to its pre-pandemic level. Smartphone data on local mobil...

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Main Authors: GAETANI, Ruben, HUANG, Naqun, Li, Jing, YANG, Yanmin
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
Subjects:
Innovation
Density
Cities
Novelty
Economics
Regional Economics
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2793
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3793/viewcontent/ssrn_4703174.pdf
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