the regional boundaries. To assess the impact of related economic as well as knowledge generating activities, the space is … of agglomeration effects on growth prospects of firms is less clear. Because of the heterogeneity of industries …, different agglomeration mechanisms, or the way how industrial clusters are identified and spatially delimited, the conclusions …

We use a dynamic model to study the effects of technology and learning on the long run economic growth rates of a … lagging region are the result of learning from the leading region's technologies. Our analysis sheds light on four salient …

) competitiveness, innovation ?smart growth? in the Lisbon and Euro 2020 strategy seems to have a build in effect toward economic … in the overall economic trends in Europe in a regional context. In addition, in influence of innovation on the …

We study innovation and the resulting Schumpeterian economic growth that this innovation gives rise to in a model with … balanced growth path (BGP) allocations and the equilibrium of interest. Second, we stipulate the form of the innovation … circumstances in which there is either too much or too little innovation in (i) the ith region, (ii) the aggregate economy of N>2 …

There is a broad consensus in the literature in that R&D is a precondition for innovation and in turn, for economic … of R&D as an instrument to foster the regional innovation performance. However, the relation between regional R&D and … regional innovation. Thus, empirical evidence shows that some regions perform well in economic terms, irrespective of their …

growth. Such investigation has contributed to redesign our knowledge not only on the role played by innovation in economic …Current innovation policy is the result of decades of research about the nature and role of innovation in economic … development but also about the relationship between innovation and territory. Although the huge literature examining the …

, the link between institutions and innovation remains a black box. This paper aims to shed light on how institutions shape … innovation. In particular, low quality of government becomes a fundamental barrier for the innovative capacity of the periphery … of the EU, strongly undermining any potential effect of any other measures aimed at promoting greater innovation. The …

Proximity analyses have nowadays turned out to be a part of the toolbox of regional scientists and this notion recently … became very popular in the position of politics, and private or public stakeholders. In parallel, the notion of proximity …. Interest is affecting now the works dedicated to innovation process, links between science and industry, relations between …

knowledge base complexity and the international geography of innovation with particular emphasis on understanding catch … knowledge base complexity in the upstream petroleum industry This article aims to unravel the relationship between dynamics of …-up processes. Putting the distinction between breadth and systemic complexity at the centre of analysis of the sectorial knowledge …