Summary We develop an agent-based macroeconomic model featuring a distinct geographical dimension and heterogeneous workers with respect to skill types. The model, which will become part of a larger simulation platform for European policymaking (EURACE), allows us to conduct exante evaluations...

The paper introduces an agent-based simulation model to study the technological development and the economic performance of firms with potential knowledge spillover in a differentiated industry. The analysis is based on the interaction and behavior of firms, which might share knowledge but at...

This dissertation picks the influence of proximity on the innovative behavior of firms out as a central theme. We concentrate on geographical and technological proximity and investigate their impact on learning through knowledge spillovers and the technological outcome in the form of product and...