The research agendas of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global value chains
(GVCs) have developed more or less independently from each other, with little interaction so …

This article reviews conceptual and operational issues in defining the creative sector and its
arts and cultural core. Some accounts use establishment data to measure creative industry …

This paper elaborates an empirical analysis of labour force characteristics that emerge as a
response to the growing importance of environmental sustainability. Using data on the …

Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while
Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number …

In this paper I critique the notion of 'the creative class' and the fuzzy causal logic about its
relationship to urban growth. I argue that in the creative class, occupations that exhibit …

The accumulation of knowledge is a key driver of technological change and economic
growth. Significant attention has been directed to the processes of knowledge production in …

Essletzbichler J. Relatedness, industrial branching and technological cohesion in US
metropolitan areas, Regional Studies. Work by evolutionary economic geographers on the …

Over the past two decades, urban and regional policy-makers have increasingly looked to
the arts and culture as an economic panacea, especially for the older urban core. The arts' …

This paper reviews implications of recent research on competitiveness and clusters for
regions and regional policy. A new framing of competitiveness clarifies the role of regions. Its …

Over the past decade, under the rubric of creative placemaking, policymakers, planners and
practitioners have turned to arts and culture to enliven city life and stimulate urban …