An Evolutionary Approach to Regional Systems of Innovation

Jan Gunnarsson and Torsten Wallin
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Jan Gunnarsson: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen

No 08-23, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: This article examines how the birth and the development of regional systems of innovation are connected with economic selection and points to implications for regional-level policies. The research questions are explored using an evolutionary model, which emphasises geographical spaces and production of intermediate goods. In particular we are concerned with how cooperative behaviour of technology producers is affected by the need to protect technological secrecies and of being financially constrained by forms demanding innovative input. Based on the theoretical model, we provide an analysis using computer simulations. The primary fidings are, firstly, that the model generates predictions suited for empirical research on how economic selection influences cooperative behaviour of innovative actors. Secondly, we demonstrate how a region's entrepreneurial activity and growth can be controlled in a decentralised way by regions.

Keywords: social capital; social identity; civil society; open methods of coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L24 O33 R38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2008-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-evo, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-knm and nep-soc
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