The Regional Economics of Knowledge and Talent

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction - Human Capital and Agglomeration Charlie Karlsson, Borje Johansson and Roger R. Stough PART I: HUMAN CAPITAL AND TALENT 2. Knowledge, Creativity and Regional Development Charlie Karlsson and Borje Johansson 3. Innovation and Space - From Externalities to Networks Corinne Autant-Bernard, Pascal Billand and Nadine Massard 4. The Economic Importance of Second-Generation Migrant Entrepreneurship. An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis Mediha Sahin, Tuzin Baycan-Levent and Peter Nijkamp 5. Innovation in Low and Medium Technology Manufacturing Juan Julio Gutierrez 6. Endogenous Factors in Regional Performance: A Review of Research in Australia Robert J. Stimson 7. Free Versus Monitored Job Search Michael Olsson PART II: INSTITUTIONS 8. Regional Institutional Environment and New Firm Formation Kristina Nystrom 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. Globalisation and Distribution of Exports Borje Johansson and Desiree Nilsson 13. Firm Performance and International Trade - Evidence from a Small Open Economy Martin Andersson, Sara Johansson and Hans Loof 14. Imports, R&D and Local Patent Production Urban Grasjo Index