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What is evolutionary about ‘regional systems of innovation’? Implications for regional policy

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  • Elvira Uyarra, 2010. "What is evolutionary about ‘regional systems of innovation’? Implications for regional policy," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 115-137, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joevec:v:20:y:2010:i:1:p:115-137
    DOI: 10.1007/s00191-009-0135-y
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    Keywords

    Regional systems of innovation; Regional policy; Innovation policy; Evolutionary economics; Institutions; B52; D78; E61; L50; R0; R1;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
    • R0 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics

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