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Economic drivers in cross-border regional innovation systems

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  • Francesco Cappellano
  • Annalisa Rizzo

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This paper investigates the main forces driving economic integration in cross-border regions (CBRs). Drawing on the proximity framework, it contends that all four forms of proximity need to be stressed in cross-border regional economic integration discourses. The paper is based on a comparison of two cross-border regional contexts in North America, which have been investigated using a survey and semi-structured interviews. Based upon the data collected, the two case studies shed a light on cognitive proximity as an underestimated driver in CBRs. Moreover, the cross-border regional identity as well as the access to a talented workforce emerge as remarkable assets to leverage through appropriate cross-border regional policies.

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  • Francesco Cappellano & Annalisa Rizzo, 2019. "Economic drivers in cross-border regional innovation systems," Regional Studies, Regional Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 460-468, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsrsxx:v:6:y:2019:i:1:p:460-468
    DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2019.1663256
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    1. Makkonen, Teemu & Williams, Allan M., 2024. "Cross-border tourism and innovation system failures," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
    2. Honorata Howaniec & Marcin Lis, 2020. "Euroregions and Local and Regional Developmentā€”Local Perceptions of Cross-Border Cooperation and Euroregions Based on the Euroregion Beskydy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-21, September.
    3. Francesco Cappellano & Christophe Sohn & Teemu Makkonen & Virpi Kaisto, 2022. "Bringing borders back into cross-border regional innovation systems: Functions and dynamics," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 54(5), pages 1005-1021, August.
    4. Francesco Cappellano & Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, 2020. "The Mission-Oriented Approach for (Cross-Border) Regional Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-17, June.

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