This article presents a formalization of knowledge based on a connectionist model of a firm's structure. Transaction … costs are not ignored, but integrated with the knowledge-based approach. A numerical example on the canonical comparison of …

Greece, Ireland and Portugal, on the periphery of Europe, are still influenced by a history of migration from …

The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating …, diffusing and using knowledge. A large share of market-based or informal knowledge flows occur within industrial clusters that … can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems. Policies to stimulate innovation at national and local levels must both …