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Regional knowledge production across Europe: the important role of middle-sized ‘knowledge hubs

The 13th  RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 15th December from 12.30 to 2.30 pm (CET)  and will focus on a presentation entitled Regional knowledge production across Europe: insights from combined indicators and an innovative regional delineation of Thomas Scherngell, AIT. Hugo Hollanders, Maastricht University, is involved as discussant. During the Research seminar the paper whose contributors are Benedetto Lepori(USI) , Massimilano Guerini (POLIMI), Thomas Scherngell (AIT) , Michael Barber (AIT) and Lionel Villard (ESIEE Paris, LISIS, CorText, Université Gustave Eiffel)…

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Quality as a latent heterogeneity factor in the efficiency of universities

The 9th RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 10th May from 12.30 to 2 pm (CET)  and will focus on Quality as a latent heterogeneity factor in the efficiency of universities with a presentation of Cinzia Daraio, Sapienza University of Rome. The research has been conducted in collaboration with Leopold Simar and Paul W. Wilson. Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz, Gdanks University of Technology, is involved as a discussant.     The research shows the usefulness of…

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Signal sequences: Venture Capital, IPO and Valuation of Entrepreneurial Ventures at Acquisitions

The fifth RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 13 January from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm (CET) and will focus on Signal sequences: Venture Capital, IPO and Valuation of Entrepreneurial Ventures at Acquisitions with a presentation of  Dr. Massimo G. Colombo and Dr. Benedetta Montanaro, Politecnico di Milano. Dr. Tom Vanacker, Ghent University is involved as a discussant.     The paper studies how a sequence composed of multiple signals influences the valuation that entrepreneurial ventures receive at acquisition. Along…

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Alternative data sources for bibliometric analyses: pros and cons, benefits and caveats

The fourth RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 9th December from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm (CET) and will focus on Alternative data sources for bibliometric analyses: pros and cons, benefits and caveats a presentation by Dr. Martijn Visser, (CWTS, University of Leiden). Dr. Alberto Martín-Martín, Universidad de Granada is involved as a discussant.   The study illustrates a large-scale comparison of five multidisciplinary bibliographic data sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic. Coverage…

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R&D networks: evidence from a spatial econometric perspective

The third RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 11th November from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm (CET) and will focus on R&D networks and their effects on heterogeneous modes of knowledge creation: evidence from a spatial econometric perspective with a presentation of Dr. Martina Neuländtner and  Dr. Thomas Scherngell, AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology).  Dr.Rune Fitjar, University of Stavanger, is involved as a discussant.   The ’beneficial’ effect of  R&D  networks on regional knowledge creation is…

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