Building on the literature on agglomeration economies, this study examines how
urbanization, industry-diversification, district economics and incubating initiatives are …

We explore the local factors associated with the emergence of innovative start-ups fostered
by a targeted industrial policy intervention in Italy. We focus on the local industrial fabric and …

The paper investigates factors affecting the creation of innovative startups—that is, new
enterprises that produce, develop, and commercialize innovative goods or services of high …

This article investigates the determinants of new venture creation across industries and
locations for 103 Italian provinces between 1997 and 2003. Allowing for differences in …

This paper aims to ascertain whether related and unrelated industry variety affects the
creation of innovative as opposed to other start-ups in Italian local labor market areas. The …

Start-ups of new firms are important for economic growth. However, start-up rates differ
significantly between countries and within regions of the same country. A large empirical …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to capture the role of internal and external
characteristics in favouring the growth of innovative start-ups at an early stage of their life …

This paper analyzes the historical factors that shape current levels and regional differences
in new firm formation in innovative industries. Drawing on the knowledge spillover theory of …

We give an overview of the contributions to this special issue and identify topics for further
research. The contributions collected in this special issue document considerable …

This empirical analysis deals with the determinants of growth and the explanation of
variations in the growth between innovative and non-innovative start-ups. Based on …