In this paper, we aim at re-assessing the undisputed positive relationship between innovation and economic growth by … questioning the view that R&D (and formal knowledge in general) equates innovation and innovation equates regional growth. We … several knowledge and innovation indicators, ranging from R&D expenditures, patent data, to newly released data on different …

The competitiveness of many of today's industries largely depends on the ability to innovate. Innovation is nowadays … regional knowledge links and accessibility to interregional ones. The location of a company in a "thick" Regional Innovation …