The Paso del Norte Region is the largest metropolitan area on the US-Mexican border, with Ciudad Juárez as a major manufacturing centre. However, the economic performance on both sides of the border region is below the OECD average. The long-term competitiveness of the region is under threat...

The paper aims to examine the role of academic institutions in the development of the ICT cluster of the Waterloo Region in Ontario, Canada. The regional economic impact of clusters as well as academic institutions relies heavily on its ability to innovate. The ICT sector with its analytical...

Der erste Teil der Dissertation diskutiert, welchen potentiellen wirtschaftlichen Beitrag Fachhochschulen zur Wohlstandverbesserung in strukturschwachen Regionen leisten können. Aussagen über wachstumsfördernde Möglichkeiten werden aufgrund von Hochschulgesetzen, von Richtlinien einiger...