The importance of knowledge and innovation in modern economies justifies the in-creasing interest that scholars are … topic into three key conceptual dimensions: (i) knowledge; (ii) inno-vation and (iii) spatial proximity. The major …. -- KIBS ; knowledge ; innovation ; spatial proximity …

As scientists and policymakers tend to interpret changes in the economy as a trend towards an increasingly knowledge … the knowledge flows in the region concerned. Knowledge flows come into existence from intentional action, but also in an … unintended way as externalities or knowledge spillovers. This paper reviews the ways regional and urban economics has dealt with …