Efficiency of Urban Innovation System in Selected Cities

The dynamic and productive nature of the urban economy has, over time, turned these geographical locations into centers for the development of new ideas, profitability opportunities, and knowledge-based activities. Today's economy looks at innovation as the engine of economic growth and development. Therefore, paying attention to the factor of innovation in capital-rich environments such as cities and identifying the mechanism of how it is created and sustained, can be the solution to many deep urban challenges. Therefore, this study investigates the efficiency of the urban innovation system in seven selected cities during the period 2006-2017 using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The results of this study show that the city of Tehran has been efficient in most innovation processes