Knowledge drives the growth of nations and regions in a competitive space-economy. Hence, we would expect a strong … correlation between investments in R&D, knowledge and learning processes, on the one hand, and productivity increases, on the … other. However, the empirical evidence shows consistent discrepancies between knowledge inputs and economic performance …

The present paper addresses the dynamics of innovation, by extending the analysis beyond a static-economic perspective … relational capacities of institutions when they are innovative. Thereby, major characteristics in the networks of innovation are … identified. This investigation uses an extended set of private institutions and public organizations located in Portugal …

Innovation research has become an important topic in regional science analysis. Yet the modelling base of much … innovation research is still feeble. This paper aims to map out the research potential of recent approaches in quantitative … space-economy. The urban context of European innovation processes is used as an empirical background. The paper addresses …