This paper analyzes the interstate distribution of awards made through the SmallBusiness Innovation Research (SBIR) Program operated by the U.S federalgovernment. The main finding is that awards tend to be made to firms in centersof innovative activity, where knowledge is most easily created and...

I Methodology -- 1 Methodologies of Economic Impact Analysis: an Overview -- 2 Alternative Economic Base Bifurcation Techniques: Theory, Implementation, and Results -- 3 The Minimum Requirements Technique of Estimating Exports: A Further Evaluation -- 4 Error Generation in Regional Input-Output...

This paper outlines major new research directions for research on spatial or interregional effects of the environment and envrionmental policy. It attempts to define and characterize key research questions that lie at the intersection of environmental and resource economics and regional and...