Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained
economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael …

Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive
challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good news is that networks of …

A growing body of research is making links between diversity and the economic
performance of cities and regions. Most of the underlying mechanisms take place within …

This paper analyses the evolution of regional innovation policy into the mainstream of public
policy. The paper examines the empirical and theoretical developments which have shifted …

China's ongoing urban economic growth has sharply increased the population's per capita
income, lowered the count of people living below the poverty line, and caused major …

Modern Urban and Regional Economics, Second Edition, explains the spatial economic
foundations of the behavior of urban and regional economies, highlighting the differences …

This paper considers the appropriate spatial scale for industrial policy. Should policy focus
on particular places, targeting clusters of firms that are spatially concentrated? Or should it …

The paper examines the nature, rationale, and logic of the reforms to EU Cohesion Policy. A
particular focus of the paper is on the concept of smart specialization and the use of this …

Most of the policy discussion about stimulating innovation has focused on the federal level.
This study focuses on the significant activity at the state level, with the goal of improving the …

Much of the socioeconomic life in the United States occurs in its urban areas. While an
urban economy is defined to a large extent by its network of occupational specializations, an …