This paper investigates empirically determinants of regional growth. The scant literature that
exists indicates that a region's economic growth depends to a large extent on several …

This study contributes to the debate about the role of industrial policies for innovation and
internationalization on local economic performance. A panel data analysis on Italian regions …

d'Agostino G. and Scarlato M. Innovation, socio-institutional conditions and economic growth
in the Italian regions, Regional Studies. An explanatory investigation is carried out into the …

Increasing globalization, if properly exploited, can provide interesting opportunities for
regional economies. Nevertheless, when they are not managed with a far-sighted approach …

Governments' financial constraints, on one side, and the need of support by private firmsin
facing the globalised competition and the actual economic crisis, on the other one, ask forthe …

Bannò M., Piscitello L. and Varum C. Determinants of the internationalization of regions: the
role and effectiveness of public policy measures, Regional Studies. This paper assesses the …

The present Thesis, in the form of a collection of three essays, provides a contribution to the
literature on the effects of the public support to innovation activities. The first paper aims at …

Our paper aims at evaluating the role that the local administrations play on Italian regional
innovation performance, by using a revised version of Regional Innovation Scoreboard …

Innovation and internationalisation: challenges for policy design Page 1 9 Regional
InsightsVolume 3, Issue 1 pp 9-11 ISSN 2042-9843 Introduction The stimulus for this study comes …

The recognized importance of innovation for long-run economic growth has raised scholars'
interest in the mechanisms explaining regional innovative performance. In particular …