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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Functional Regions

Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje; Stough, Roger - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2008

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of entrepreneurship and innovations for economic development in … functional regions and in doing that highlighting the different conditions offered for entrepreneurship and innovations in … functional regions of various sizes. In conclusion, the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovations vary substantially …

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Media Clusters and Media Cluster Policies

Karlsson, Charlie; Picard, Robert - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2011

Large media clusters have emerged in a limited number of large cities, characterizing the geographical concentration of the global media industry. This paper explores the reasons behind the localization patterns of media industries, the effect of the rapid advancement of Information and...

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Media clusters and metropolitan knowledge economy

Karlsson, Charlie; Rouchy, Philippe - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Large media clusters have emerged in a limited number of large cities, characterizing the geographical concentration of the global media industry. This paper starts by exploring the effect of the rapid advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) had on the media economy. It...

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Accessibility: a useful analytical and empirical tool in spatial economics – experiences from Sweden

Karlsson, Charlie; Gråsjö, Urban - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Accessibility has for many years been a widely used tool in transportation research. Many definitions have been suggested and researchers have constructed numerous mathematical formulations to measure its value to be able to evaluate the relationships between the nature of the transport systems...

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The Rise of Skills: Human Capital, the Creative Class and Regional Development

Mellander, Charlotta; Florida, Richard - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2012

The past couple of decades have seen what amounts to skills revolution in urban and regional economic research. From industrial location theory and Alfred Marshall’s concern for agglomeration to more recent research on high-tech districts and industrial clusters firms and industries has been...

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Regional Economic Development, Social Capital and Governance: A Buchanian Approach

Karlsson, Charlie; Rouchy, Philippe - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2015

The purpose of this paper is to consider some of the challenges lying ahead of policy makers in the context of regional development. Regional economic development encompasses the economics and other resources that a region can mobilize for its own sustainable development and competitiveness. It...

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Small-scale food production and location of gourmet restaurants in rural Sweden.

Johansson, Sara; Pettersson, Lars - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2014

This study explore the location pattern of gourmet restaurants in Sweden by using information about restaurant quality from the White Guide. The purpose of the paper is to analyze which factors that influence the location pattern of gourmet restaurants, with particular focus on the influence of...

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Knowledge, Creativity and Regional Development

Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2008

The understanding of economic development in regions in developed countries has gone through a fundamental change during recent decades. Nowadays, regions are increasingly looked upon as independent, dynamic market places that are connected via flows of interregional and international trade....

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Creative China? The University, Tolerance and Talent in Chinese Regional Development

Florida, Richard; Mellander, Charlotta; Qian, Haifeng - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2008

The relationships between talent, technology and regional development have been widely examined in the advanced economies. While there is a general consensus as to the important role talent plays in regional development, debate has emerged on two key issues. The first involves the efficacy of...

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THE CREATIVE CLASS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL - civil society, regional development and high-tech employment in Japan

Westlund, Hans; Calidoni-Lundberg, Federica - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2007

.g. entrepreneurship, innovations and growth of new industries? A rapidly increasing field of research has found many indications on that …

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