R odríguez-P ose A. and C rescenzi R. Research and development, spillovers, innovation
systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe. Regional Studies. Research on the …

Transport infrastructure has represented one of the cornerstones of development and
cohesion strategies in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere in the world. However …

Abstract The United States and European Union differ significantly in terms of their
innovative capacity: the former have been able to gain and maintain world leadership in …

A new conventional wisdom, spanning academic and policy communities, sees a
combination of economic competitiveness, social cohesion and responsive governance as …

A large academic consensus exists on the idea that successful innovative processes are
geographically bounded within regions. Nevertheless, the ability of regions to capture and re …

This paper investigates the geography of multinational corporations' investments in the EU
regions. The 'traditional'sources of location advantages (ie agglomeration economies …

This paper discusses recent developments in the literature on local and regional innovative
performance to show how an 'integrated'conceptual framework based on the cross …

This article analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made
panel database for regions in these two countries, we show that both countries exhibit …

Seaports are an important factor in regional economies since their operations create positive
effects on the economy. The application of new technologies and innovations is important for …

This book investigates the EU's regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons
why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to …