in Italy, an area rich of manufacturing districts. We analyse EIs drivers and effects on firms' performances through a … two-step procedure. First, we look at the relevance of spatial levers, namely whether the agglomeration of EIs induces EIs … importance of spatial levers, the role of agglomeration turns out to be fairly local in nature: we find that spillovers are …

that boost agglomeration forces and innovation, fostering further concentration of economic activities. For historic …-offs between agglomeration economies and increasing climate-induced hazards, we develop an evolutionary agent-based model with …-reinforcing and path-dependent agglomeration processes. We then introduce five scenarios considering flood hazards characterized by …

agglomeration economies. They attempt to boost networks through providing clusters with resources to organise heterogeneous support …

evidence of a close link between the effects on innovation at the intra-regional level of firms’ profiles and agglomeration …