the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While … collaborative R&D projects that were funded within the "Leading-Edge Cluster Competition" - the main national cluster funding … contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …

This paper investigates the possible presence of three problems in regional innovation systems (RIS): intermediation … cooperate. However, it is a main determinant of failed cooperation projects. -- Regional innovation systems ; reciprocity …

The literature on "Innovation Systems" is divided into several directories. Dif- ferences occur through the definition … effects of cooperative innovation activities and analyzes furthermore how dif- ferent dimensions of regional knowledge affect … the regional effects on coopera- tive innovation activities. We find evidence that the related variety of knowl- edge …

; innovation ; knowledge spillovers …

The paper targets the relationship between growth of cooperation and later growth of innovation at the regional level …

offers especially when many consumers prefer comparable offers. This occurs after initial periods with strong competition and … leads to lower welfare for all consumers. In treatments where firms cannot monitor the competition, firms end up having to …