This paper reviews the history of regional science in Quebec, going back to the period before its formal establishment in the province. From the very beginning, regional science in Quebec was influenced by outside actors and ideas. The fathers of Quebec regional science were French and American....

Using data from a survey of 769 firms, this paper provides empirical evidence of the nature of innovation and its determinants within knowledge intensive business services (KIBS). The aim of the paper is to analyse how KIBS innovate and whether they innovate differently in three Canadian...

The geography of innovation is often analysed from the perspective of its association with territory. However, recent research looking at Quebec shows that the nature of innovation and the propensity to innovate vary with distance from metropolitan areas. This paper proposes a discussion,...