Mind the Gap: Advancing Evolutionary Approaches to Regional Development with Progressive Empirical Strategies

Peter Kendron, Dieter Franz Kogler and Silvia Rocchetta

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Abstract: Explaining the persistently uneven spatial patterns of development remains a central goal of economic geography and regional science. Recognizing that regional development is a process of ongoing change, many scholars now approach the topic from an evolutionary perspective that identifies knowledge recombination processes and institutions as key drivers of change. However, research has not yet fully integrated the various theoretical perspectives and empirical data streams that characterize evolutionary approaches. The present contribution identifies how an evolutionary approach centered on knowledge and institutions can be integrated with complementary forms of evidence gathered from a variety of sources to advance our understanding of regional development. Expanding and integrating the evidence base used to study regional change has important implications for making effective and responsive policy instruments.

Keywords: Economic geography; Evolutionary economic geography; Research and innovation; Data structures; Regional development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-04
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