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Theories of Innovation in Space: Path-breaking Achievements in Regional Science
No full textAfter fifty years of its existence, regional economics embraces a large number of approaches, theories and models for the interpretation of location choices and regional development trajectories. Assuming an historical perspective, this work has the aim to underline the way in which the notion of space and growth has developed in theories of regional economics, leading to a higher interpretative capacity of theories and models. The work covers all groups of theories belonging to regional economics: location theory, regional growth theories and local development theories. Advances in theoretical approaches are highlighted. Aspects that run counter to general beliefs emerge by reading the original contributions of well-known theoreticians, and are presented. Advanced in merging different theoretical approaches have been made over the last ten years, and are presented in the chapter
Space, Growth and Development: a Historical Perspective and Recent Advances
No full textAfter fifty years of its existence, regional economics embraces a large number of approaches, theories and models for the interpretation of location choices and regional development trajectories. Assuming an historical perspective, this work has the aim to underline the way in which the notion of space and growth has developed in theories of regional economics, leading to a higher interpretative capacity of theories and models. The work covers all groups of theories belonging to regional economics: location theory, regional growth theories and local development theories. Advances in theoretical approaches are highlighted. Aspects that run counter to general beliefs emerge by reading the original contributions of well-known theoreticians, and are presented. Advanced in merging different theoretical approaches have been made over the last ten years, and are presented in the chapter
Regional Transformations Processes: Reindustrialization and Technological Upgrading as Drivers of Productivity Gains
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Towards a New Conceptualization of Innovation in Space: Territorial Patterns of Innovation
No full textThis article investigates the way in which regions innovate. Its conceptual
framework departs from the simple notion that scientific activities equate with knowledge,
which assumes that the presence of local knowledge produced by research centres,
universities and firms is a necessary and sufficient condition for increasing the innovative
capacities in local firms, fed by local spillovers. In particular, the paradigmatic jump in
interpreting regional innovation processes lies in a conceptual framework interpreting not
a single phase of the innovation process, but the different modes of performing different
phases of the innovation process. This article conceptually identifies different territorial
patterns of innovation and highlights the context conditions (internal and external to
the region) that accompany each innovation pattern. Based on this debate, I express
some doubts on the usefulness of EU policy aims for achieving a figure of 3% of the EU’s
GDP (public and private) to be invested in R&D/innovation and instead strongly support
normative suggestions towards thematically and regionally focused innovation policies
Regional Variations in Production Network Externalities
No full textCAPELLO R. and NIJKAMP P. (1996) Regional variations in production network externalities, Reg. Studies, 30, 225-237. In the present paper the main area of analysis is the concept of network externalities and its interpretation from a theoretical, conceptual and empirical point of view. A conceptual framework is built on the proposition that network externalities are one of the decisive reasons for entering a telecommunication network. Since externality mechanisms arise at the user side and impact on the demand function, they can be labelled “consumption network externalities”. However, this paper goes a step further than the recent literature by claiming that telecommunication networks are not only governed by consumption network externalities, but also generate production network externalities, since their advantages may be measured in terms of the performance of firms and regions. The paper presents a conceptual model on the role network externality plays on the performance of firms and regions, a methodology to measure these externalities at an empirical level and the results of the empirical analysis developed in Italy. Strong regional variations in the way network externalities are exploited emerge from the empirical analysis. CAPELLO R. et NIJKAMP P. (1996). Variations regionales dans les effets externes de production en reseaux, Reg. Studies 30, 225-237. Cet article cherche principalement a analyser la notion d'effets externes en reseaux et a l'interpreter du point de vue theorique, conceptuel et empirique. Un cadre conceptuel est etabli a partir de la proposition que les effets externes en reseaux constituent l'un des facteurs decisifs qui expliquent la participation a un reseau de telecommunications. Vu que les mecanismes des effets externes se font sentir cote usager et influent sur la fonction de demande, on peut les cataloguer comme effets externes de consommation en reseaux. Neanmoins, cet article va plus loin par rapport a la documentation recente, pretendant que les reseaux de telecommunications sont controles non seulement par des effets externes de consommation en reseaux, mais engendrent aussi des effets externes de production en reseaux, etant donne que leurs avantages peuvent etre evalues en termes de la performance des entreprises et des regions. L'article presente un modele conceptuel du role que joue les effets externes dans la performance des entreprises et des regions, une methodologie afin d'evaluer ces effets externes au niveau empirique, et les resultats de l'analyse empirique developpee en Italie. Il ressort de l'analyse empirique de fortes variations regionales dans l'exploitation des effets externes en reseaux. CAPELLO R. und NIJKAMP P. (1996). Regionale Abweichungen bei Anbieternetzexternalisierungen, Reg. Studies 30, 225-237. In dem vorliegenden Aufsatz bezieht sich das Hauptgebiet der Analyse auf das Konzept der Netzexternalisierungen und seine Interpretation vom theoretischen, konzeptuellen und empirischen Gesichtspunkt aus. Es wird ein konzeptueller Rahmen auf der Proposition errichtet, dass Netzexternalisierungen einer der entscheidenden Grunde fur den Beitritt zum Telekommunikationsnetzsystem sind. Da Externalisationsmechanismen von Seiten des Benutzers entstehen, und sich auf die Nachfragefunktion auswirken, konnen sie als Verbrauchernetzexternalisierung bezeichnet werden. Dieser Aufsatz geht jedoch einen Schritt weiter als die kuzlich erschienene Literatur, indem er die Behauptung aufstellt, dass Telekommunikationsnetze nicht von Verbrauchernetzexternalisierung bestimmt werden, sondern auch Anbieternetzexternalisierung bewirken, da ihre Vorteile unter dem Aspekt der Leistung von Firmen und Regionen verstanden und gemessen werden konnen. Dieser Aufsatz stellt ein konzeptuelles Modell der Rolle dar, die Netzexternalisierung bei der Leistung von Firmen und Regionen spielt, sowie eine Methodik der Messung dieser Externalisierungen auf empirischer Ebene und die Ergebnisse der empirischen Analyse, die in Italien entwickelt wurde. Sie weist bedeutende regionale Abweichungen in der Art und Weise der Nutzung der Netzexternalisierungen auf.Netzexternalisierungen, Regionale Abweichungen, Regionale Entwicklung, Technologische Nutzung, Telekommunikationsnetz und -diensdeistungen,
The economics of proximity: Regional growth, beyond geographic proximity
No full textNijkamp, P. [Promotor]Capello, R. [Promotor
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