Knowledge Spillovers and Economic Growth

Regional Growth Differentials across Europe

AvMarjolein C.J. Caniëls

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

Del i serien New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation series

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Beskrivning

One of the most striking paradoxes of our time has been the growing importance of regions in the face of a globalizing economy. This insightful book explains the dynamics of regions in a global economy and sheds light on the role of knowledge in driving regional growth.The author examines the way in which regions grow by receiving knowledge from surrounding regions. Using evolutionary theory, she advances the argument that knowledge spillovers operate locally. Computer-simulations analyse the impact of knowledge spillovers on economic growth across European regions. Finally, the author uses new original data on, among others, patents and research and development to demonstrate differences in economic and innovative activity across regions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-24
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781840642360

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Marjolein C.J. Caniëls, Open University Heerlen, The Netherlands

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'. . . this book is a valuable and welcome contribution to the growing field of evolutionary minded models that are concerned with the spatial structure of industrial development . . . Marjolein Caniels deserves particular credit for combining the two dimensions of technological and spatial distance in order to explain the stylized facts of regional economic development.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Knowledge and Location 3. Evolutionary Thinking 4. Introducing Geographical Distance in the Modelling of Technology Spillovers 5. Simulation Results 6. Modelling Technology Spillovers, Introducing Countries 7. GDP per Capita Gaps, the Situation for European Regions 8. The Geographic Distribution of Patents and Value Added across European Regions 9. A Concluding Summary References Index