direct investment (FDI) upon host regions is a topic of perennial interest within the fields of regional economics … indirect impacts of FDI on host regions, pointing to the branch plant syndrome. In light of significant processes of corporate … an extensive survey of overseas-owned manufacturing affiliates in these regions, the paper examines key indicators of MNE …

.5 million patents and 4.5 million citations to analyze knowledge flows across 147 subnational regions. We estimate that only 15 … external impact on innovation for a panel of 113 European and North American regions over 22 years. …

sector development level and its evolution by regions. We analyze areas, productions, yields and the trade with cereals, at …

the 17 Spanish regions from 1995 through 2000. For this purpose, after a descriptive analysis, we develop a nonparametric … mainly respond, though weakly, to the differentials of wages, unemployment rates and house prices between regions; third …, migratory flows are also affected, to a great extent, by non economic factors. Keywords: migratory flows, regions, unemployment …

.e, those that survive, are the ‘engine of growth’. This may explain that regions, which have higher levels of human capital, be … the regional level. Based on panel data relative to 27 Portuguese regions (NUTIII) over the period 1992-1999, we estimate … processes. Keywords: Schooling, Productivity, Firm Survival, Regions …

This paper examines productive specialization in the regions of the European Union over the period 1977 to 1999 using … regional productive structures during the twenty-three years considered. This has been due to the behavior of regions with high … in the European Union. Keywords: Specialization, economic activity, regions, European Union. JEL Code: F15, R11, R12. …

Knowledge Networks, which Roles for Regions and for Different Communication Modes? Marina van Geenhuizen and Holmer … analysis based on a selected sample of companies in two regions of the Netherlands: Southeast Brabant and the northern part of … geographical spread of knowledge contacts and in the communication modes in using these contacts. Key words: Regions, Knowledge …