S<sc>hearmur</sc> R. Innovation, regions and proximity: from neo-regionalism to spatial analysis, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. There have recently been questions regarding how geographic proximity should be conceptualized in the study of regional innovation. This stems partly from different meanings of the term...

Shearmur R. and Polese M. (2007) Do local factors explain local employment growth? Evidence from Canada, 1971-2001, Regional Studies 41, 453-471. Why does employment grow in one region and not in another? This basic question underpins a substantial proportion of research in regional science and...