A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 3 Correlations between the independent variables and the number of Skattefunn projects per 100 relevant firms in the 89 labour market areas
Independent variable | Pearson’s r |
|---|---|
Industrial structure and dynamics | |
Location quotients (LQ) in relevant industries 2008 | 0.35** |
Relative employment growth (all sectors) 2003–08 | 0.23* |
Relative growth in number of establishments (all sectors) 2003–08 | 0.15– |
Proportion of workforce in employment 2008 | 0.11– |
Intramural R&D activities | |
R&D activity 2008 per establishment | 0.23* |
R&D activity 2008 per 1000 employees | 0.24* |
Share of R&D employees 2012 | 0.20– |
Innovation activity | |
Share of firms with product and process innovations 2008–10 | 0.30 ** |
Clustering and structure of regional innovation systems | |
Number of cluster projects supported by Innovation Norway, 2015 | 0.27* |
Number of knowledge development organisations, 2015 | 0.21* |
Innovation infrastructure, 2015 | 0.28** |
Educational level | |
Share of population with short (<4 years) period of higher education | 0.04– |
Share of population with long period of higher education | 0.06– |