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This original and instructive new book defines and explores the concept of knowledge as the talent, skills, know-how and understanding embodied in individuals. The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for the behavior of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence of the global context on the location, export and innovation behavior of firms in a knowledge economy. They also address critical questions that underpin the emerging knowledge economy:
Why does human capital and talent tend to agglomerate in large urban regions?
How does this agglomeration affect the location of different types of economic activities?
How does this agglomeration affect regional growth?
Presenting the state of the art in the field of knowledge economics, this book will prove a stimulating and challenging read for scholars and researchers with an interest in economics, business and management, and regional and urban studies.
Contributors: M. Andersson, C. Autant-Bernard, P. Billand, G.A.S. Cook, U. Grasjo, J.J. Gutierrez, T. Hatori, B. Johansson, S. Johansson, C. Karlsson, K. Kobayashi, H. Loof, N. Massard, K. Matsushima, P. Nijkamp, D. Nilsson, K. Nystrom, M. Olsson, N.R. Pandit, M. Sahin, R.J. Stimson, R.R. Stough, A. Todiras
Contents
Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction - Human Capital and Agglomeration
Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough
PART I: HUMAN CAPITAL AND TALENT
2. Knowledge, Creativity and Regional Development
Charlie Karlsson and Börje Johansson
3. Innovation and Space - from Externalities to Networks
Corinne Autant-Bernard, Pascal Billand and Nadine Massard
4. The Development Potential of Urban Migrant Entrepreneurship - New Opportunity Seekers in the Netherlands
Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras and Peter Nijkamp
5. Innovation in Low- and Medium-Technology Manufacturing - The Role of Networks and Non-R&D Inputs
Juan Julio Gutierrez
6. Endogenous Factors in Regional Performance: A Review of Research in Australia
Robert J. Stimson
7. Free versus Monitored Job Search in Sweden
Michael Olsson
PART II: INSTITUTIONS
8. Regional Institutional Environment and New Firm Formation
Kristina Nyström
9. Knowledge, Political Innovation and Referendum
Tsuyoshi Hatori and Kiyoshi Kobayashi
10. Economic Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Discounting Fee Systems
Kakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi Kobayashi
PART III: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
11. Clustering and the Location of Multinational Enterprises: An Exploration of Financial Services in London
Gary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit
12. Globalization and Distribution of Exports
Börje Johansson and Désirée Nilsson
13. Firm Performance and International Trade - Evidence from a Small Open Economy
Martin Andersson, Sara Johansson and Hans Lööf
14. Imports, R&D and Local Patent Production
Urban Gråsjö
Index
