The Long-Run Effects of R&D Place-Based Policies: Evidence from Russian Science Cities

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Schweiger, Helena; Stepanov, Alexander; Zacchia, Paolo
• 署名单位: European Bank of Reconstructon & Development; Charles University Prague; Czech Academy of Sciences; Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20200289
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 322-351
• 关键词: local economic-development; agglomeration economies; matching estimators; spillovers; scientists; industry; GROWTH

摘要

We study the long-run effects of historical place-based R&D policies: the creation of Science Cities in Soviet Russia. We compare current demographic and economic characteristics of Science Cities with those of localities that were similar to them at the time of their establishment. We find that in present-day Russia, Science Cities are more innovative and productive, host more highly skilled workers, and pay them higher salaries. We interpret these findings as the result of the interaction between persistence and agglomeration forces; we rule out explanations related to the differential use of public resources.