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The author provides an outline of the main questions and the effects of areal delimitation on the theories and methodology of regional economics.

This paper develops multiple indicators to map the geographical distribution of knowledge and scientific and technological capabilities as proxies of the geographical distribution of science, technology and innovation activities, and applies such indicators to data and information from the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

This paper presents a theoretical model on institutional prerequisites for SMEs to overcome the need for geographical proximity in the context of innovation and learning. The model is based on innovation system and knowledge management approaches but extend these approaches to evolutionary institutional processes including the role of cognitive patterns and trust.

This paper attempts to define the main determinant factors of entrepreneurial and innovation activities. In particular, the paper attempts to analyze, using an econometric approach, the effects of entrepreneurship on innovation activities and furthermore to clarify the implication on regional system of innovation, competitiveness, modernization process and regional growth.

This study employs a dynamic multiregional computable general equilibrium model to investigate supply-side as well as demand-side effects. CGE modelling allows simulation of the associated productivity effects, while the dynamic features of the model allow for consequent effects on the regions population and capital stock growth rates to be taken into account, according to the authors.

In this paper, the authors propose a methodology based on maximum entropy econometrics to incorporate additional information to select the unique shift-share formula that fits the information best. They illustrate the method empirically by investigating the sources of change of employment growth in Spanish regions, 1986-2000.

Based on the existing literature, this paper aims at measuring and describing the innovative capability of Italian regional systems, so as to improve the comprehension of this phenomenon as well as of its effects.

This paper analyses the effect of industry, regional and firm level characteristics on the post entry performance of newly founded businesses by means of an econometric survival time model. The data relates to West German states during 1993-2002 period.

This paper develops a methodology to evaluate the impact of RDAs in comparison with the total increase in regional economic growth and changes.

The main purpose of this paper is to present some analyses of the regional labour mobility in terms of growth of employment focusing on the number and quality of the persons that enter and leave the local labour markets.