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Smart Specialisation in the EU: Is it a Bridge between Innovation and Cohesion?
Pessoa, Argentino - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Current innovation policy is the result of decades of research about the nature and role of innovation in economic … growth. Such investigation has contributed to redesign our knowledge not only on the role played by innovation in economic … development but also about the relationship between innovation and territory. Although the huge literature examining the …
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Development, growth and decline in Europe: New patterns of economic convergence and divergence?
Cornett, Andreas P.; Soerensen, Nils Karl - European Regional Science Association - 2013
) competitiveness, innovation ?smart growth? in the Lisbon and Euro 2020 strategy seems to have a build in effect toward economic … in the overall economic trends in Europe in a regional context. In addition, in influence of innovation on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740379
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Technology, Learning, and Long Run Economic Growth in Leading and Lagging Regions
Batabyal, Amit; Nijkamp, Peter - European Regional Science Association - 2014
We use a dynamic model to study the effects of technology and learning on the long run economic growth rates of a leading and a lagging region. New technologies are developed in the leading region but technological improvements in the lagging region are the result of learning from the leading...
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Greater Paris: A Plan for a Global City
Bourdeau-Lepage, Lise - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Over the last decade or so, the debate on the planning and development of the Paris (Île-de-France) region has revolved around two little words: "Grand Paris", or Greater Paris. Despite existing political and scientific controversies surrounding the future of the capital region, three major...
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Smart specialisation - Old wine in new bottles or new wine in old bottles?
Asheim, Bjorn - European Regional Science Association - 2013
-in among researchers and practitioners of regional innovation policies will exist, which most probably will lead to … approach to regional innovation policy, which aimed at developing diversified, innovative and competitive regional economies in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740296
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Sustainability of the development in the mountain ? disadvantaged areas: the case of Vlasti in Greece
Pitoska, Electra - European Regional Science Association - 2013
The current challenges make the constant search and adoption of sustainable touristic development necessary. This kind of development has both the human and the environment in the centre of interest. The touristic development should aim to both increase the level of the offered services? quality...
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Development Gaps in the Sud Muntenia Region of Romania
Iordan, Marioara; Albu, Lucian-Liviu; Ghizdeanu, Ion; … - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Development gaps are a common feature throughout the regions of the European Union, and Romania is no exception. Despite all the political and financial efforts, the convergence process is lengthy and complex, and the gaps with the deepest economic and social roots are the most difficult to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740477
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Intra-regional Disparity and Municipal Merger: Case Study in Fukuoka Prefecture
Sakamoto, Hiroshi - European Regional Science Association - 2013
-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. It faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740511
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New Tools for New Regional Policy in Central European Countries
Szitasiova, Valeria; Sipikal, Miroslav - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Regional policies were strongly related to the support of industries as automotive, wood- processing or engineering. However new important sectors as information technologies or creative industries has started to play more important role in the development of countries. These sectors require...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740544
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Winner Picking in Urban Revitalization Policies: Empirical Evidence from Berlin
Richter, Felix - European Regional Science Association - 2014
Urban revitalization programs are widespread used but empirically understudied place-based policy instruments which attract increasing attention in recent years. This study adds to the existing literature by evaluating the selection process which led to the designation of a set of five urban...
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