RT Conference Proceedings T1 Science and technology parks and their heterogeneous effect on firm innovation A1 Antón Tejón, Marcos A1 Barge-Gil, Andrés A1 Martínez, Catalina A1 Albahari, Alberto K1 Parques empresariales - Congresos AB Science and Technology Parks (STPs) have proliferated in many countries as an innovation policy tool. Previous studies have mostly used a homogeneous approach, leading to mixed results. This paper aims to explore whether there are factors which generate heterogeneous STP effects on the quality of patents filed by tenants. Creating a novel database of Spanish patents generated on- and off-park, merged with firm and STP characteristics, we find that younger and larger firms benefit more from being on-park and younger and older STPs generate a higher effect on tenants’ patent quality, while STPs promoted by universities exhibit a lower effect. YR 2024 FD 2024-01-11 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28742 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28742 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026