-connected knowledge-driven economy, the relevance of agglomeration forces that rely on proximity continues to increase, paradoxically …Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally … structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth …

We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

Die Gründung eines innovativen Unternehmens stellt eine Form der kommerziellen Verwer-tung von Wissen dar. Der Beitrag …Setting up an innovative new firm is a way of commercializing knowledge. The paper gives an overview of the extent of … new firm formation in knowledge intensive and in innovative German industries and their development. The founding of a new …

bologna reforms and the increased orientation on fostering knowledge networks in innovation policy all have significant … Wissenstransfer zu beobachten sind und wie erfolgversprechende Governance-Strukturen zur Steuerung des Zusammenspiels geschaffen …" (Third Mission) der Hochschulen und ihre gesellschaftliche Mitverantwortung für eine nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung in …

effects of cooperative innovation activities and analyzes furthermore how dif- ferent dimensions of regional knowledge affect …The literature on Innovation Systems is divided into several directories. Dif- ferences occur through the definition of … the regional effects on coopera- tive innovation activities. We find evidence that the related variety of knowl- edge …

'agglomeration in a system of cities' in which both intra-city trade and inter-city trade are considered. Enriching both the … literature on integration/agglomeration and that on city size and formation, we show that: i) devolution results in over-agglomeration …

formulate and promote policies that foster clustering of economic activity. Paradoxically, although agglomeration rents are …

This paper focuses on tax competition and international migration in R&D sectors as agglomeration forces and trade …

capital externalities, integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can cause a decline in human capital and …

consistently demonstrated the role and importance of economic externalities, such as knowledge spillovers, within industrial … these may also accrue from geographical agglomeration. This study explores the development of cooperation between firms …