This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these …

research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. The authors first describe the conceptual distinctions … between invention and innovation. They then discuss how these factors are frequently measured in the data and note some …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and they discuss factors that help sustain these …

consider when stimulating the enhancement of competitiveness among companies and countries. Creativity, innovation and new …

different innovation outcomes, using a firm-level dataset collected in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China. It also … innovation sales and to create new knowledge qualified for patenting. In addition to own R&D activities, they rely on sourcing … knowledge from different sets of sources to support them to carry out the last three types of innovation outcomes …

the basis of the cluster idea. Clusters represent an important instrument for promoting industrial development, innovation …

The paper attempts to characterize the configurations of innovation dynamics within the French regions, using the … methodological approach in terms of social systems of innovation and production developed by Amable, Barré and Boyer. The statistical …

rate of vocational students, and enhancing the level of collaboration among the key innovation players are priorities. The … productivityenhancing effects of infrastructure could be boosted by more effective and strategic planning, new sources of funding, and … better use of existing capacity. Efficient pricing for infrastructure services and rapid progress towards harmonisation of …

behind the Park as well as the effects of its operation. The author also describes the role of innovation as the main …