Indraneel Kumar, Ph.D., is Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. He works on regional economic and workforce analysis, demographics, identification of new data sources, spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. He has degrees in architecture, planning, and civil engineering, and has led or participated in multiple federal- and state-funded projects. Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Engagement and an Associate Professor in the Agricultural Economics Department. He holds an electronics engineering undergraduate degree, a master’s in economic development, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. Gallardo has worked with rural communities over the past decade conducting local & regional community economic development, including use of technology for development.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Industry clusters and regional economic competitiveness.- Chapter 3: Economic geography of knowledge and innovation: National and international contexts.- Chapter 4: Occupation and skills clusters.- Chapter 5: Social networks.

Indraneel Kumar, Ph.D., is Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. He works on regional economic and workforce analysis, demographics, identification of new data sources, spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. He has degrees in architecture, planning, and civil engineering, and has led or participated in multiple federal- and state-funded projects. Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Engagement and an Associate Professor in the Agricultural Economics Department. He holds an electronics engineering undergraduate degree, a master’s in economic development, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. Gallardo has worked with rural communities over the past decade conducting local & regional community economic development, including use of technology for development.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Industry clusters and regional economic competitiveness.- Chapter 3: Economic geography of knowledge and innovation: National and international contexts.- Chapter 4: Occupation and skills clusters.- Chapter 5: Social networks.

Indraneel Kumar, Ph.D., is Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. He works on regional economic and workforce analysis, demographics, identification of new data sources, spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. He has degrees in architecture, planning, and civil engineering, and has led or participated in multiple federal- and state-funded projects. Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Engagement and an Associate Professor in the Agricultural Economics Department. He holds an electronics engineering undergraduate degree, a master’s in economic development, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. Gallardo has worked with rural communities over the past decade conducting local & regional community economic development, including use of technology for development.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Industry clusters and regional economic competitiveness.- Chapter 3: Economic geography of knowledge and innovation: National and international contexts.- Chapter 4: Occupation and skills clusters.- Chapter 5: Social networks.