Innovative places in Europe research clustering, co-patenting networks and the growth of regions

Regional disparities and spatial clustering are ubiquitous in today’s world. This study contributes with empirical findings on the distribution of European research and patenting activity since the 1980s at the regional level. Besides a general theoretical part, it offers a quantitative clustering a...

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Main Author: Christ, Julian Phillip (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang c2012.
Series:Hohenheimer volkswirtschaftliche Schriften ; Bd. 67
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Summary:Regional disparities and spatial clustering are ubiquitous in today’s world. This study contributes with empirical findings on the distribution of European research and patenting activity since the 1980s at the regional level. Besides a general theoretical part, it offers a quantitative clustering analysis, which makes use of EPO patent applications and a harmonized regional and technological classification. Moreover, the pan-European study incorporates a structural analysis of inter-regional co-patenting networks at the regional and technological level that covers the 1990s and 2000s. Finally, European regional income and growth disparities are addressed by placing emphasis on the spatial distribution of research activity and the regional settlement structure.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (489 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781299436138
9783653017786