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Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union

Part of the Contributions to Economics Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00342-9

ISBN: 978-3-319-00341-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

May 5, 2013

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Chapter 1Knowledge as a Driver of Technological Change and Regional Growth

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 1 –45

[In order to pursue a comprehensive analytical approach to study technological change and its role in regional growth in the EU, this chapter draws on an overview of the economic theory of knowledge, endogenous growth theories, and “new economic geography” to prepare a theoretical framework for...
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Chapter 2Innovative, Technological, and Growth Capacities of the EU Regions

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 47 –79

[The role of regions as engines of economic development and growth has been widely recognized in recent years, and abundant documentation now exists of many of the successful economic examples of this phenomenon in different parts of the world. Critical elements of the economic success of regions...
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Chapter 3The Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems (RIS). The Role of High-Tech Industry and Knowledge-Intensive Services

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 81 –102

[As pointed out in the introduction, the literature on endogenous growth demonstrates that the regional capacity to sustain innovation is embodied in the region’s institutions and resources – namely, its underlying technological infrastructure. Moreover, the process of innovation does not follow...
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Chapter 4The Role of Intra-, Inter-, and Extra-Regional Sources of Knowledge Spillovers. The Evidence of High-Tech Industries

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 103 –130

[While Chap. 3 focused on RIS and local or intra-regional drivers of the regional innovation processes, this chapter aims to investigate inter- and extra-regional knowledge spillovers across EU regions. Inspired by the previously discussed literature in Chap. 1 and by factual innovation trends in...
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Chapter 5Localized Knowledge Spillovers, Agglomeration Externalities, and Technological Dynamics in High-Tech Industries. Evidence Based on the EU Regions

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 131 –156

[This chapter raises the question of whether or not and to what extent the structure of industrial activity generates externalities that influence a given region’s innovative activity in high-tech industries. The previous chapter has shown that for the high-tech sector, a home region’s knowledge...
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Chapter 6Knowledge Spillovers, Technological Change, and Regional Growth. Empirical Evidence of the EU Regions

Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata

Pages: 157 –190

[Regional disparities can no longer be defined only in terms of statistical differences in values of standard macroeconomic indicators. Knowledge and technological advancement matter more and more in defining both the level and growth rate of a given region’s GDP. The following chapter aims to...

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