This paper delves into the factors which determine the attractiveness of regions in Europe for migrants. Contrary to … analyzing net migration data for 133 European regions between 1990 and 2006. Our results show that, in addition to economic …

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science … and technology. Indian innovation hubs also generate positive knowledge spillovers to other regions. …

Innovation is a crucial driver of urban and regional economic success. Innovative cities and regions tend to grow … population surveys for European regions and US Cities, the paper finds, after controlling for other potential factors, good … evidence of a link between innovation and inequality in European regions, but only limited evidence of such a relationship in …

inventors shape their collaboration decisions. Using a new panel of UK inventors and a novel identification strategy, this paper …

In this paper we investigate the impact of local quality of government on the attractiveness of European regions to … migrants. The analysis is based on panel data estimations of 254 regions for the period between 1995 and 2009. Different … effectiveness, on the ability of European regions to attract future residents. …

- with the only exception of France and Spain - some regions enjoy full employment, while others have a very high …

United States. It analyses to what extent regional employment dynamics are common to all regions in Europe and to all states … to all EEC regions. Next, the paper studies the adjustment mechanisms that a typical region specific shock triggers. It …

This paper assesses convergence in output per head across regions in the European Community (EC), for the period 1975 … strong differences in the pattern of convergence across sub-periods and across subsets of regions. If Southern Europe seemed … to catch up in the early 1980s, it stagnated, at best, in the second part of the 1980s. The regions in Northern Europe …