well as the knowledge of new inventors affect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimated the persistence of knowledge in the inventor networks of nine … German regions using alternative assumptions about knowledge transfer. Based on these estimates, we analyzed how the size and …

research. The empirical analysis clearly indicates the critical role of industry-specific knowledge plays for new. Hence …, strengthening the regional knowledge base should be a key policy that aims at stimulating entrepreneurship in this sector. …

behaviour of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence of the global context on the location, export and innovation behaviour … of firms in a knowledge economy. They also address critical questions that underpin the emerging knowledge economy … innovation given at the 10th anniversary of the Udevalla conference. It is the finest set of conference papers I have seen in the …