Call for contributions for the DIME WP 3.4
Organised by LEM – Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
3-4 October 2008, Pisa, Italy  read more »

We propose a theoretical model/framework for the analysis of the concomitant effects of structural changes in both production and consumption, on long run economic growth and income distribution. To accomplish with such a broad aim, we develop an evolutionary model with agent-based micro-foundations.  read more »

The geography of innovation traditionally concentrates on localised knowledge spillovers, yet neglects collaboration networks as a means to access knowledge outside the region.  read more »

This collection of papers presents the contributions to a DIME Workshop - Tromsø(Norway), 5-6 July 2007, edited by Sandro Sapio.

The fast pace of global economic integration and the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have substantial distributional and structural implications which, despite their relevance, are not sufficiently recognised at the policy level. The present work explores these issues through a literature review of scholarly and policy makers' contributions.  read more »

Iain Begg published a paper entitled "Structural policy and economic convergence" in CESIfo Forum, issue 1 of 2008. This paper was written as a contribution to DIME WP 3.2 (and is a formal deliverable in the WP, D325).

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This paper analyses the co-evolution of science, technology and innovation policy and industrial structure in a small, resource-based economy (Norway). The contributions of the paper are threefold. First, it develops an evolutionary and historically oriented approach to the study of the development of science, technology and innovation policy based that may have wide applicability.  read more »

The channels through which firms access and acquire new and relevant knowledge for their innovative activities is a critical issue for the geography and the management of innovation.  read more »

The paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing in the Lombardy region. Based on a large firm-level survey, the work investigates extent, depth, regional embeddedness and degree of internationalisation of outsourcing processes, differentiating production, research and service activities. Fragmentation is remarkably wide and interests all industrial sectors to a similar extent.  read more »

The regional or national innovation performance has been repeatedly measured in the literature; but it has so far not been discussed what this means, especially in relation to a region. What is the contribution of a region to innovation output?  read more »

The aim of the paper is to emphasize the role of territorial actors within regional framework on firm growth. In line with the Regional Innovation System and Triple Helix literature, we focus on the relationship between firms and universities, considered as a crucial source of knowledge.  read more »

We study location choices and firm performance in the German machine tool industry, focusing on the forced migration of East German firms after World War II. Our analysis of location choices supports earlier findings that industry agglomerations attract further entrants.  read more »

This work endorses the integration of both demand and supply side analysis in the study of economic and technological phenomena, by reviewing various scattered streams of literature, which have explored the link between innovation and demand, and highlighting how they can contribute to our understanding of growth and structural change.  read more »

This paper uses an innovation-based taxonomy of both manufacturing and service industries to assess the role of different industries in the process of structural change of the last 25 years in Europe.  read more »

Why do some countries catch up, while others stay poor?  read more »