Deux faits stylises majeurs ont ete mis en evidence en Economie geographique. D'une part, la croissance economique s'accompagne d'une augmentation des inegalites regionales au sein d'un pays. D'autre part, les externalites technologiques restent localisees dans l'espace. Cet article s'attache,...

L'une des caracteristiques saillantes des mutations en cours dans plusieurs grands secteurs industriels ou de services (dereglementation des marches , globalisation croissante, changements technologiques radicaux) reside d ans la concomitance de deux mouvements apparemment contradictoires : d'un...

Key indicators show Germany belonging to the countries in the OECD with strong innovation activity even though some weakening in Germany’s position relative to other OECD countries has occurred recently. While the redirection of resources towards unification-related spending as well as low...

Enhancing growth through more innovation has become a priority for Austrian policy makers in line with European policies as laid down in the Lisbon Agenda. This paper discusses Austria’s innovation performance, its innovation policies, and general framework conditions for innovation and...

This paper investigates R&D cooperation of manufacturing establishments in three German regions. We find that cooperation is a widespread phenomenon and examine the characteristics of those establishments that maintain certain kinds of cooperative relationships.

This paper investigates R&D cooperation of manufacturing establishments in three German regions. We find that cooperation is a widespread phenomenon and examine the characteristics of those establishments that maintain certain kinds of cooperative relationships.