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knowledge spillovers  

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  • By knowledge spillovers, economic geographers usually refer to technical, scientific, or organizational knowledge that, once discovered, easily comes to the attention of other individuals due to its nonrival and (partially) nonexcludable nature. Nonrivalness implies that additional users bear no extra cost and do not prevent others from possessing and using the knowledge. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Knowledge Spillovers]

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