Abstract The key role of innovation in long-term economic growth is well-established, but it is unevenly distributed across regions. This paper examines how increased air passenger traffic fosters innovation and whether it reduces innovation disparities. Focusing on regional innovation in Indonesia, measured by patent activity, we utilize the exogenous airline deregulation in the early 2000s, which significantly boosted domestic air passenger traffic. Using a newly geocoded patent dataset for Indonesian municipalities from 1995 to 2016, we find that domestic air passenger traffic positively affects regional patenting. This result is robust across various samples and sensitivity tests. However, increased air passenger traffic alone may not suffice to reduce innovation disparities within the country.

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Budy P. Resosudarmo

The Annals of Regional Science

《区域科学年鉴》展示了区域和城市研究跨学科领域的高质量研究。该杂志发表的论文对空间维度起着基础作用的知识体系做出了新的或实质性的贡献，包括区域经济学、资源管理、区位理论、城市和区域规划、交通和通信、人口分布和环境质量.区域科学年鉴是西部区域科学协会的官方期刊。

The Annals of Regional Science showcases high-quality interdisciplinary research in the field of regional and urban studies. The papers published in this journal make new or substantial contributions to the knowledge system concerning spatial dimensions, including regional economics, resource management, location theory, urban and regional planning, transportation and communication, population distribution, and environmental quality. The Annals of Regional Science is the official journal of the Western Regional Science Association.

《Annals of Regional Science》展示了区域和城市研究领域的高质量跨学科研究。该杂志发表的论文在区域经济学、资源管理、区位理论、城市与区域规划、交通与通信、人口分布和环境质量等方面，对空间维度的知识体系做出了新的或实质性的贡献。区域科学年鉴是西部区域科学协会的官方期刊。

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经济学	4
经济学, 经济学	4
经济学, 环境研究	4
经济学, 地理学	4
经济学, 区域与城市规划	4

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REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING	3