This paper depicts a typology of regions, capturing the diversity of regional innovationsystems across the EU-10 (the enlargement member States). Following the RegionalInnovation Systems (RIS) literature, our research selects 21 variables related to theability of a region to generate and absorb...

Over the last two decades many European governments have pursued ambitious research and development (R&D) policies with the aim of fostering innovation and economic growth in peripheral regions of Europe. The question is whether these policies are paying off. Arguments such as the need to reach...