In this paper, we analyse a new dataset on innovation in the British regions from 1990 to 2006. We interpret these data as representing the rate of growth of investment in innovation which we analyse using a range of estimators. The paper explores the role of macro- and microeconomic...

Asheim B. T., Lawton Smith H. and Oughton C. Regional innovation systems: theory, empirics and policy, Regional Studies. Interest in regional innovation systems has grown significantly over the past three decades driven partly by advances in theoretical analysis, partly by the growing interest...