Industry 4.0 technologies have emerged as a focal point of regional technological
competition in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, research on the emergence and …

There is an ongoing dialogue that explores how the global production network and
evolutionary economic geography (EEG) literatures can make promising crossovers. This …

Research on the geography of innovation (GeoInno) has become a well-established
scientific field, including heterogeneous but complementary theoretical approaches. We …

Although most national innovation policy aim to promote urban innovation, their impact on
technological specialization and diversification has not been thoroughly explored. This …

What happens when actors and sectors incorporate references to specific territories in their
development efforts? Throughout history, producers have capitalised individually and …

The geography of urban innovation in the United States has often been portrayed as
dominated by a few large cities. However, emerging perspectives challenge this notion by …

Existing research on regional diversification primarily focuses on relatedness within
industries or occupations, whilst neglecting the cross‐effects between the two. This study …

In regions of meagre technology and market activities, traditional innovation metrics (patents
and trademarks filed at international offices) may provide limited insight of the mechanisms …

The aim of this paper is to determine the factors affecting technological collaborations
among EU regions, focusing on the role of their technological profiles. We consider the …

Many of the debates around international business policy envision a key role for innovation.
The empirical evidence feeding these debates relies, among other methods, on using …