M<sc>ameli</sc> F., F<sc>aggian</sc> A. and M<sc>c</sc>C<sc>ann</sc> P. Estimation of local employment growth: do sectoral aggregation and industry definition matter?, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Over the last two decades, numerous attempts have been made to explain the determinants of local growth, with as yet little overall consensus. The...

F<sc>aggian</sc> A., C<sc>omunian</sc> R., J<sc>ewell</sc> S. and K<sc>elly</sc> U. Bohemian graduates in the UK: disciplines and location determinants of creative careers, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The human capital and regional economic development literature has become increasingly interested in the role of the ‘Bohemian...

Capello R. and Faggian A. (2005) Collective learning and relational capital in local innovation processes, Regional Studies39, 75-87. Innovative capacity of firms has traditionally been explained through intra-firm characteristics. In the more recent literature, much emphasis has been put on...

McCann P. and Acs Z. J. Globalization: countries, cities and multinationals, Regional Studies. This paper explores the relationship between the size of a country, the size of its cities, and the importance of economies of scale in the modern era of globalization. In order to do this, it...

D<sc>elfmann</sc> H., K<sc>oster</sc> S., M<sc>c</sc>C<sc>ann</sc> P. and <sc>van</sc> D<sc>ijk</sc> J. Population change and new firm formation in urban and rural regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Many regions across the European Union, including regions in the Netherlands, face population decline, entailing changing demographics and related social and...

Kambhampati U. and McCann P. (2007) Regional performance and characteristics of Indian manufacturing industry, Regional Studies 41, 281-294. This paper investigates the regional characteristics of Indian manufacturing industry. Its aim is to assess whether geography plays any major role in...

McCann P. (2007) Observational equivalence? Regional studies and regional science, Regional Studies 41, 1209-1221. This paper considers the methodological and empirical issues raised by the adoption of stylized constructs in the development of regional policy. Public policies invariably require...

MCCANN P.(1997) How deeply embedded is Silicon Glen? A cautionary note, Reg. Studies 31, 695-703. On the basis of case study and empirical evidence the Scottish electronics industry has been characterized as corresponding more to a simple dependent model of linkage structure than to a...

MCCANN P. and DEWHURST J. H. LL. (1998) Regional size, industrial location and input-output expenditure coefficients, Reg. Studies 32 , 435-444. This paper develops some of the themes raised in a recent paper by FLEGG et al. , 1995. The question we explore is the relationship between the size of...