If the spatial dimension of innovation dynamics is analysed for a long time in Regional Economy, all these researches are focused on knowledge diffusion, more precisely on accessibility and appropriation conditions of knowledge. The main idea presented in this article is that although knowledge...

This paper reports upon ESRC-funded findings on regional innovation and knowledge spillovers arising from a research spotlighting UK ICT and biotechnology firms. It appraises the basic question as to whether UK firms in clusters perform better on growth and innovation indicators than similar...

In this paper, we propose the keyword of « clusty » in order to go over two main paradigms in Regional Science. The first one is driven by Urban Economics and particularly the economics of large metropolises, and the second by the geography of innovation and industrial economics. Both are...