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Working Papers

2024

1. How regions diversify into new jobs: From related industries or related occupations?
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How regions diversify into new jobs: from related industries or related occupations?, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)
2. Political trust and economic development in European regions
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2024)
   See also Journal Article Political trust and economic development in European regions, The Annals of Regional Science, Springer (2024) (2024)
3. Unseen costs: the inequities of the geography of innovation
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

2022

4. Agency and Economic Change in Regions: Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to identify Routes to New Path Development
   Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research
5. DUI it yourself: Innovation and activities to promote learning by doing, using, and interacting within the firm
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022) View citations (2)
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2022)
   See also Journal Article DUI it yourself: Innovation and activities to promote learning by doing, using, and interacting within the firm, Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2021

6. Searching through the Haystack: The relatedness and complexity of priorities in smart specialisation strategies
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Searching through the Haystack:The Relatedness and Complexity of Priorities in Smart Specialization Strategies, Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
7. Social capital and economic growth in the regions of Europe
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (13)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021) View citations (11)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article Social capital and economic growth in the regions of Europe, Environment and Planning A (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
8. The roles of diversity, complexity, and relatedness in regional development – What does the occupational perspective add?
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography
9. What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
   Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
   See also Journal Article What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy?, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2020

10. Where cities fail to triumph: the impact of urban location and local collaboration on innovation in Norway
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Where cities fail to triumph: The impact of urban location and local collaboration on innovation in Norway, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2019

11. 2019/01 Merging city and suburban governments: A public choice perspective on the Norwegian local government reform
    UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance, University of Stavanger
12. Decentralisation, quality of government and economic growth in the regions of the EU
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (9)
13. Does combining different types of collaboration always benefit firms? Collaboration, complementarity and product innovation in
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (41)
14. Does combining different types of collaboration always benefit firms? Collaboration, complementarity and product innovation in Norway
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (38)
    Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2019) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Does combining different types of collaboration always benefit firms? Collaboration, complementarity and product innovation in Norway, Research Policy, Elsevier (2019) View citations (33) (2019)
15. Relatedness and the Resource Curse - Is there a liability of relatedness?
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Relatedness and the Resource Curse: Is There a Liability of Relatedness?, Economic Geography, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) View citations (16) (2019)
16. Why bother about region-specific growth patterns and how to identify them?
    Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research View citations (2)

2018

17. Innovation networks and green restructuring: Which path development can EU Framework Programmes stimulate in Norway?
    PEGIS, Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business View citations (2)

2017

18. Knowledge bases and relatedness: A study of labour mobility in Norwegian regions
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (5)
19. Mot en regional innovasjonspolitikk?
    UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance, University of Stavanger
20. Nothing is in the air
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (26)
    Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2016) View citations (12)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Nothing is in the Air, Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (28) (2017)
21. The core in the periphery? The cluster organisation as the central node in the Apulian aerospace district
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography
    See also Journal Article The core in the periphery? The cluster organization as the central node in the Apulian aerospace district, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
22. Why do firms collaborate with local universities?
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography
    See also Journal Article Why do firms collaborate with local universities?, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2016

23. Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (17)
    Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2016) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks, Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (22) (2016)

2015

24. Networking, context and firm-level innovation: Cooperation through the regional filter in Norway
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (20)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (20)
25. Skill Relatedness in Norway by Bram Timmermans and Rune Dahl Fitjar
    UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance, University of Stavanger

2013

26. The geographical dimension of innovation collaboration: Collaboration and innovation in Norway
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

2011

27. Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (26)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway, Research Policy, Elsevier (2013) View citations (150) (2013)
28. When local interaction does not suffice: Sources of firm innovation in urban Norway
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (102)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (95)
    See also Journal Article When Local Interaction Does Not Suffice: Sources of Firm Innovation in Urban Norway, Environment and Planning A (2011) View citations (101) (2011)
    Chapter When local interaction does not suffice: sources of firm innovation in urban Norway, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014) (2014)

2009

29. Innovating in the periphery: Firms, values, and innovation in Southwest Norway
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Innovating in the Periphery: Firms, Values and Innovation in Southwest Norway, European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (42) (2011)

Journal Articles

2024

1. From high-tech clusters to open innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review of the relationship between science and technology parks and universities
   The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2024, 49, (2), 689-714
2. How do university‐industry collaborations benefit innovation? Direct and indirect outcomes of different collaboration types
   Growth and Change, 2024, 55, (2)
3. How regions diversify into new jobs: from related industries or related occupations?
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (11), 1965-1980
   See also Working Paper How regions diversify into new jobs: From related industries or related occupations?, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
4. Political trust and economic development in European regions
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2024, 73, (4), 2059-2089
   See also Working Paper Political trust and economic development in European regions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)

2023

5. Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis
   Regional Studies, 2023, 57, (8), 1453-1468 View citations (2)
6. DIGITAL PRODUCT INNOVATIONS: THE IMPACT OF INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION AND MANAGERS’ ATTITUDES
   International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2023, 27, (01n02), 1-25
7. DUI it yourself: Innovation and activities to promote learning by doing, using, and interacting within the firm
   Industry and Innovation, 2023, 30, (8), 1008-1028 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper DUI it yourself: Innovation and activities to promote learning by doing, using, and interacting within the firm, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

8. Engaging for the love of place? The role of place attachment in academics’ regional engagement efforts
   Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (12), 2074-2085 View citations (1)
9. What motivates academics for external engagement? Exploring the effects of motivational drivers and organizational fairness
   (The Nature of Academic Entrepreneurship in the UK: Widening the Focus on Entrepreneurial Activities)
   Science and Public Policy, 2022, 49, (2), 201-218 View citations (1)

2021

10. Does Assimilation Shape the Economic Value of Immigrant Diversity?
    Economic Geography, 2021, 97, (2), 117-139 View citations (2)
11. One or all channels for knowledge exchange in clusters? Collaboration, monitoring and recruitment networks in the subsea industry in Rogaland, Norway
    Industry and Innovation, 2021, 28, (2), 182-200 View citations (2)
12. Proximity across the distant worlds of university–industry collaborations
    Papers in Regional Science, 2021, 100, (3), 689-711 View citations (9)
13. Searching through the Haystack:The Relatedness and Complexity of Priorities in Smart Specialization Strategies
    Economic Geography, 2021, 97, (5), 497-520 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Searching through the Haystack: The relatedness and complexity of priorities in smart specialisation strategies, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
14. Social capital and economic growth in the regions of Europe
    Environment and Planning A, 2021, 53, (6), 1412-1434 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Social capital and economic growth in the regions of Europe, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
15. The black box of regional growth
    Journal of Geographical Systems, 2021, 23, (3), 425-464 View citations (5)
16. What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy?
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, 173, (C) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper What drives university-industry collaboration? Research excellence or firm collaboration strategy?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

17. Where cities fail to triumph: The impact of urban location and local collaboration on innovation in Norway
    Journal of Regional Science, 2020, 60, (1), 5-32 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Where cities fail to triumph: the impact of urban location and local collaboration on innovation in Norway, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2019

18. Contextualizing the role of universities to regional development: introduction to the special issue
    Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2019, 6, (1), 331-338 View citations (5)
19. Does combining different types of collaboration always benefit firms? Collaboration, complementarity and product innovation in Norway
    Research Policy, 2019, 48, (6), 1476-1486 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Does combining different types of collaboration always benefit firms? Collaboration, complementarity and product innovation in Norway, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (38) (2019)
20. Relatedness and the Resource Curse: Is There a Liability of Relatedness?
    Economic Geography, 2019, 95, (3), 231-255 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Relatedness and the Resource Curse - Is there a liability of relatedness?, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2019) View citations (13) (2019)
21. Towards regional responsible research and innovation? Integrating RRI and RIS3 in European innovation policy
    Science and Public Policy, 2019, 46, (5), 772-783 View citations (13)

2018

22. Foreign Workers Are Associated with Innovation, But Why? International Networks as a Mechanism
    International Regional Science Review, 2018, 41, (3), 311-334 View citations (18)
23. The core in the periphery? The cluster organization as the central node in the Apulian aerospace district
    Regional Studies, 2018, 52, (11), 1490-1501 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The core in the periphery? The cluster organisation as the central node in the Apulian aerospace district, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2017) (2017)
24. Why do firms collaborate with local universities?
    Regional Studies, 2018, 52, (11), 1525-1536 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Why do firms collaborate with local universities?, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2017) (2017)

2017

25. Nothing is in the Air
    Growth and Change, 2017, 48, (1), 22-39 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Nothing is in the air, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (26) (2017)
26. Regional skill relatedness: towards a new measure of regional related diversification
    European Planning Studies, 2017, 25, (3), 516-538 View citations (37)
27. Strengthening relationships in clusters: How effective is an indirect policy measure carried out in a peripheral technology district?
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2017, 59, (1), 139-169 View citations (3)

2016

28. Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks
    Industry and Innovation, 2016, 23, (6), 465-487 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (17) (2016)

2015

29. Global pipelines for innovation: insights from the case of Norway
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2015, 15, (3), 561-583 View citations (19)
30. Interaction and Innovation across Different Sectors: Findings from Norwegian City-Regions
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (5), 818-833 View citations (3)

2014

31. The geographical dimension of innovation collaboration: Networking and innovation in Norway
    Urban Studies, 2014, 51, (12), 2572-2595 View citations (12)

2013

32. Buzz, Archipelago Economies and the Future of Intermediate and Peripheral Areas in a Spiky World
    European Planning Studies, 2013, 21, (3), 355-372 View citations (27)
33. Europeanisation of Regional Policy Making: A Boolean Analysis of Norwegian Counties' Participation in the Eu's Interreg Programme
    Environment and Planning C, 2013, 31, (3), 381-400 View citations (1)
34. Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway
    Research Policy, 2013, 42, (1), 128-138 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway, Working Papers (2011) View citations (26) (2011)
35. The combined impact of managerial and relational capabilities on innovation in firms
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2013, 25, (5-6), 500-520 View citations (10)

2011

36. Innovating in the Periphery: Firms, Values and Innovation in Southwest Norway
    European Planning Studies, 2011, 19, (4), 555-574 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Innovating in the periphery: Firms, values, and innovation in Southwest Norway, Working Papers (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
37. When Local Interaction Does Not Suffice: Sources of Firm Innovation in Urban Norway
    Environment and Planning A, 2011, 43, (6), 1248-1267 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper When local interaction does not suffice: Sources of firm innovation in urban Norway, Working Papers (2011) View citations (102) (2011)
    Chapter When local interaction does not suffice: sources of firm innovation in urban Norway, Chapters, 2014, 195-222 (2014) (2014)

Chapters

2016

1. Beyond networks in clusters
   Chapter 14 in Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, 2016, pp 255-265 View citations (1)

2014

2. When local interaction does not suffice: sources of firm innovation in urban Norway
   Chapter 5 in Regional Development and Proximity Relations, 2014, pp 195-222
   See also Working Paper When local interaction does not suffice: Sources of firm innovation in urban Norway, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2011) View citations (102) (2011)
   Journal Article When Local Interaction Does Not Suffice: Sources of Firm Innovation in Urban Norway, (2011) View citations (101) (2011)