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The role of universities in regional development: conceptual models and policy institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria

Trippl, Michaela; Sinozic, Tanja; Lawton Smith, Helen - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

The literature on universities’ contributions to regional development is broad and diverse. A precise understanding of how regions can potentially draw advantages from various university activities and the role of public policy institutions (imperatives and incentives) in promoting such...

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ROMANIA'S ANSWER TO THE NEW DIRECTIONS OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF EUROPEAN UNION

Mihai, Berinde; Florentina, Chirilã Lavinia - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2011) 1, pp. 53-59

importance of this policy for the economic growth and development of Romania. In this difficult period, when Romania felt the … regional development policy must not be neglected. We also formulate recommendations in order to increase Romania's structural …

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R&D and Regional Regeneration. The Case of Alba Subregion in Romania

Goschin, Zizi; Goschin, Georgiana-Gloria - European Regional Science Association - 2014

as well. In Romania, research, development and innovation could be among the factors that are accountable for the … increasing regional disparities, as the territorial distribution of R&D resources is very unbalanced. Romania is currently trying … in Alba county (subregion NUTS 3) in Romania. The Alba subregion can be considered an obvious example of a successful …

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The European Cohesion policy and the promotion of entrepreneurship. The case of Andalusia

Romero, Isidoro; Fernández-Serrano, José - In: INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH (2014) 29, pp. 215-236

This paper discusses the significance, trends and achievements of the entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprise policy in Andalusia developed with the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The lack of entrepreneurial culture and business environment conditions...

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TROUBLING TIMES-THE GFC AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL PERFORMANCE. PART TWO: AUSTRALIA

Stimson, Robert J. - In: Romanian Journal of Regional Science 7 (2013) 1, pp. 1-16

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was a profound exogenous shock which has had profound impacts the performance of national economies and the regions within them. The differential outcomes are vast. In many parts of the world there is evidence of what is being referred to as the ‘two-speed’...

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Análisis de potencialidades para el desarrollo local. Un método aplicado a regiones de Uruguay para priorizar recursos

Rodríguez Miranda, Adrián; Barrenechea, Pedro; … - Instituto de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias … - 2014

Working with the ART Local Development Program of UNDP in Uruguay, trying to promote the productive resources available to local economies in terms of endogenous development, we developed a methodology applied to fifteen regions in the country. The methodology provide an overall view of the...

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An Overview and Analysis on Indices of Regional Competitiveness

Berger, Thomas - In: Review of Economics & Finance 1 (2011) April, pp. 17-33

Over the last years many policy-makers and analysts have put effort on measuring and comparing regional competitive performance. This goes back to the fact that the concept of competitiveness was taken over from the business field and applied on the national and regional level. And as...

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Methodological Challenges and Institutional Barriers in the Use of Experimental Method for the Evaluation of Business Incubators: Lessons from the US, EU, and China

Yu, Junbo; Nikjamp, Peter Nijkamp - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2010

Despite their worldwide adoption by policy makers as the Holy Grail for entrepreneurship and business development, the effectiveness of business incubation programs remain elusive, primarily plagued by untenable evaluation methods. This paper develops an in-depth analysis on those methodological...

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Sustainable Economic Development in Energy Rich Economies: A Regional Approach

Ghadhimi, Hodjat - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2009

There is an extensive literature on or relating to development issues of energy rich economies – particularly those in the developing world. While national-level studies abound, the analyses of these economies at a regional scale or with a regional and spatial perspective are scarce....

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Incubation Push or Business Pull? Investigating the Geography of US Business Incubators

Qian, Haifeng; Haynes, Kingsley - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2010

The primary purposes of this paper are to present the geographic distribution of US business incubators and to explore geographically bounded factors that influence the location of business incubators. Our data show that US business incubators are unevenly distributed across the urban/rural...

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