The south-western part of the county of Jonkoping in Sweden has an industrial structure that is very different from that in the rest of Sweden. The region which may be characterised as an ?industrial district?, is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises. It is well-known for its...

The link between proximity and innovation has been dwelled upon extensively in the literature. A regional economic milieu characterized by proximity between relevant actors is maintained to be suitable for establishing and maintaining successful regional innovation system. In this paper it is...

This paper analyzes the role of knowledge in regional economic growth by focusing on knowledge accessibility. The research question is the following: can the variation in knowledge accessibility between regions in a given period explain the variation in growth performance of regions in...

This paper proposes a dynamic two-region model with human capital accumulation. This economic system is assumed to produce two commodities - one in each region. The only university in the economy which carries out higher education (=teaching) is located in region 1. The model describes the...

This paper is an introductory overview highlighting some of the current knowledge as regards three critical questions related to the emerging knowledge economy: i) Why does human capital and talent tend to agglomerate in large urban regions?, ii) How does this agglomeration affect the location...

Much of the discussion about globalization has been held at a rather superficial macro-economic level. Discussions about globalization dealing with the meso- and micro-economic level, i.e. the level of regions and companies, have been much less common. Many of the discussions of globalization at...