answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e., the ‘control … very important—but specific—function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity growth …

use and ecosystem management; growth and environmental resources; economic and evolutionary progress; and individual …

creation of new ideas, knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. In this paper we measure the impact of the … data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …

The importance of knowledge spillovers for achieving innovation and economic growth is widely recognized. It is not … this controversy using a model of regional growth. The model also deals with the impact of local competition on innovation … and growth. The model is estimated using sectoral data for 40 Dutch regions in the period 1987-1995. We find that local …