Renewal of mature industry in an old industrial region: regional innovation policy and the co-evolution of institutions and technology

Lars Coenen (), Jerker Moodysson and Hanna Martin
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Lars Coenen : Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU), Oslo; CIRCLE, Lund University, Postal: CIRCLE, Lund University, PO Box 117, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden

No 2013/7, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to further insights on the potentials and barriers for industrial renewal in locked-in regions and industries. To do so, the paper analyzes the Swedish policy program ‘Biorefinery of the Future’ (BioF). This initiative is geared to develop a strong regional innovation environment for forestry-based biorefinery development in the area of Örnköldsvik and Umeå in Northern Sweden. Theoretically, the paper draws on concepts from evolutionary economic geography regarding path-dependence, related variety and lockin, and combines these with institutional approaches found in science and technology studies to explain disruptive shifts or transitions in socio-technical systems.

Keywords: Regional Innovation Policy; Old Industrial Regions; Evolutionary Economic Geography; Socio-technical Transitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2013-05-06
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