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Motivated by the economic geography literature, this paper uses instruments derived from topographical characteristics to estimate the impact of economic diversification on the development of finance.

This contribution to the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography outlines the history of theories of locality, particularly with respect to the field of economic geography.

The main thrust of this report is that researchers need to think deliberately about whether and how to communicate their results to the public and that, in this, a prime consideration should be how the public interest is best served. The report is designed to help researchers whose imminent publications might merit broader communication.

The aim of this paper is to review the arguments for and against pro-champions policies, in light of the existing literature and lessons from past experiences. The authors also examine the most marked characteristics of Europe’s industry and draw some policy orientations.

The report provides an in-depth examination of the regions strengths and weaknesses in building a creative economy, and offers recommendations to attract and retain talent to the area. The report stresses the importance of building and sustaining creative economies in a global economy.

States launched a variety of economic development initiatives over the last year, despite limited resources available for new programs, according to the info brief. Most of the states’ major new economic development initiatives focused on enhancing state and regional “clusters of innovation”—fast-growing groups of businesses that share markets, labor, new ideas, and products.

The report, commissioned by FedEx Corp., is the first comprehensive effort in defining, measuring and analyzing access as a driving force of change and progress. According to the report, the power of Access lies in the opportunities it creates for individuals, business, and nations to participate, make choices, and improve their prospects. SRI found that higher levels of access enable higher economic growth, strongly relate to higher levels of personal income (as depicted in the following chart), and are critical for economic survival and growth.

In this paper, the authors present PublicationHarvester, an open-source software tool for gathering publication information on individual life scientists.

In this paper, the authors examine the phenomenon of cooperation and its evolution over time, and highlight the advantages of cooperative strategies in the workplace and in economic organisation.

This paper briefly discusses three case studies of responses by small and medium-size manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan to the rising tide of imports from China in their product markets. This paper conjectures that outmoded production technologies may underpin the exit of Japanese SMEs from these product markets; considers the impact that potential impact of Chinese imports on Korea’s attachment to a market economy; and finds that Taiwan’s SME investments in mainland China have substantial political as well as economic roots.