The paper explains the commonalities and differences between neoclassical, institutional
and evolutionary approaches that have been influential in economic geography during the …

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between location patterns, innovation
processes and industrial clusters. In order to do this we extend a transactions costs-based …

We apply social network analysis methods to describe the evolution of the innovator network
of Jena, Germany in the period from 1995 to 2001. We find this evolution to be directed …

As American colleges and universities have increasingly become involved in economic
development since the mid-1980s, there has been a concomitant growth of interest in …

This study applies the system dynamics (SD) methodology to explore factors affecting the
industrial cluster effect, which is crucial in determining national and industrial competitive …

This book is aimed at providing a large audience, including practitioners, politicians and
decision-makers, with useful insights in relation to innovation and entrepreneurship in the …

This paper is written as the first chapter of an edited volume on evolutionary economics and
economic geography (Frenken, K., editor, Applied Evolutionary Economics and Economic …

Differences in growth patterns between regional clusters are often attributed to the extent to
which they benefit from agglomeration, defined as the advantages that derive from being …

Abstract H endry C. and B rown J.(2006) Dynamics of clustering and performance in the UK
opto-electronics industry, Regional Studies 40, 707–725. The spatial 'clustering'of firms …

Biotechnology will be the star industry of the 21st century, and will also be one of the main
focal areas of Taiwan's future industrial development. Many scholars have suggested that …