The aim of this paper is to test how geographical and technological proximity relate to a particular industry … technological proximity. A new dataset is applied, which includes German patent applications from within the period 1995 to 2006 … industries. While diversity is associated with high innovative output in the specialised supplier industries, the results for …

The link between proximity and innovation has been dwelled upon extensively in the literature. A regional economic … milieu characterized by proximity between relevant actors is maintained to be suitable for establishing and maintaining … successful regional innovation system. In this paper it is proposed that the relevant link to be studied is rather that between …

regions. How such innovations are created and how successful innovation processes can be initiated are therefore extremely … has been termed regional innovation systems. The actors in the regional innovation systems include customers, producers … innovation systems has focused on high-tech clusters in large metropolitan regions well equipped with a broad spectrum of all …

of the regional environment and, in particular, knowledge and cultural diversity. Our main hypothesis is that both …, knowledge and diversity, have a positive impact on new firm formation. As the determinants of regional firm birth rates might … opportunities for entrepreneurship than other regions. Moreover, while sectoral diversity tends to dampen new firm foundation …

structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth … (diversity) and Porter externalities (competition) that have provided alternative explanations for innovation and urban growth …Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally …

structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth … (diversity) and Porter externalities (competition) that have provided alternative explanations for innovation and urban growth …Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally …

This paper deals with the relationship between knowledge, innovation and regional growth. The study is carried out … regression can be used for the identi...cation of spatial patterns. In this respect, we ...find a cluster of innovation …

This paper assesses the extent to which cooperation impacts innovation performance of firms in rural regions … firms. For policymakers, this implies that an exclusive focus on R&D-based regional innovation policies may be neither …

creative job. While ethnical and cultural diversity and high availability of public health care and education can explain the …