The Regional Economics of Knowledge and Talent

Edited by Charlie Karlsson (), Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough

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Abstract: The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for the behaviour of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence of the global context on the location, export and innovation behaviour of firms in a knowledge economy.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
ISBN: 9781848443280
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction – Human Capital and Agglomeration

Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough

Ch 2 Knowledge, Creativity and Regional Development

Charlie Karlsson and Börje Johansson

Ch 3 Innovation and Space – From Externalities to Networks

Corinne Autant-Bernard, Pascal Billand and Nadine Massard

Ch 4 The Development Potential of Urban Migrant Entrepreneurship – New Opportunity Seekers in the Netherlands

Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras and Peter Nijkamp

Ch 5 Innovation in Low and Medium Technology Manufacturing

Juan Julio Gutierrez

Ch 6 Endogenous Factors in Regional Performance: A Review of Research in Australia

Robert J. Stimson

Ch 7 Free Versus Monitored Job Search

Michael Olsson

Ch 8 Regional Institutional Environment and New Firm Formation

Kristina Nyström

Ch 9 Knowledge, Political Innovation and Referendum

Tsuyoshi Hatori and Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Ch 10 Economic Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Discounting Fee Systems

Kakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Ch 11 Clustering and the Location of Multinational Enterprises: An Exploration of Financial Services in London

Gary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit

Ch 12 Globalisation and Distribution of Exports

Börje Johansson and Desirée Nilsson

Ch 13 Firm Performance and International Trade – Evidence from a Small Open Economy

Martin Andersson, Sara Johansson and Hans Lööf

Ch 14 Imports, R&D and Local Patent Production

Urban Gråsjö

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