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A comparative study on innovation in European cities by means of multicriteria analysis

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  • Nijkamp, Peter

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en Econometrie (Free University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics Sciences, Business Administration and Economitrics)

  • Reggiani, Aura

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of innovative behaviour of firms in an urban European context. It aims to identify key factors for innovation at the local level, based on micro survey information from firms. In seeking for prominent explanatory variables for entrepreneurial innovation in various classes of European cities, a particular multivariate method - i.e., Regime analysis - is employed. This special type of multicriteria method appears to be a fruitful tool for comparative analysis and generates a wide range of interesting empirical results on innovation factors in European cities.

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  • Nijkamp, Peter & Reggiani, Aura, 2000. "A comparative study on innovation in European cities by means of multicriteria analysis," Serie Research Memoranda 0004, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.
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    1. Edwin Hinloopen & Peter Nijkamp, 1990. "Qualitative multiple criteria choice analysis," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 37-56, February.
    2. Peter Nijkamp & Jacques Poot, 1998. "original: Spatial perspectives on new theories of economic growth," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 32(1), pages 7-37.
    3. Evert Jan Davelaar & Peter Nijkamp, 1997. "Spatial Dispersion of Technological Innovation: A Review," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Cristoforo S. Bertuglia & Silvana Lombardo & Peter Nijkamp (ed.), Innovative Behaviour in Space and Time, chapter 2, pages 17-40, Springer.
    4. Cristoforo S. Bertuglia & Silvana Lombardo & Peter Nijkamp (ed.), 1997. "Innovative Behaviour in Space and Time," Advances in Spatial Science, Springer, number 978-3-642-60720-2.
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    Keywords

    Innovation; Cities; Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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