Innovation and the growth of cities / Zoltan J. Acs.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ács, Zoltán J., author.

Contributor:

• Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
• Industrial management.
• Urban economics.
• Economic development.

Genre:

• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2002.

Summary:

This new and original book by Zoltan Acs explores the relationship between industrial innovation and economic growth at the regional level, and reaches conclusions as to why some regions grow but others decline. While the analysis draws on industrial organization, labor economics, regional science, geography and entrepreneurship, the book focuses on innovation and the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory.

Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1
• 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24
• 3 Local geographic spillovers 44
• 4 Sectoral characteristics 63
• 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74
• 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98
• 7 Employment growth in metropolitan areas 115
• 8 Employment, wages and R&D spillovers 135
• 9 Heterogeneity versus specialization 154
• 10 Regional innovation systems 167
• 11 Epilogue: towards a 'new model of regional economic development'? 192
• Appendix A: The innovation database 196
• Appendix B: Innovations, R&D lab employment and university
• research by state 203
• Appendix C: Innovation, R&D lab employment and university
• research by MSA 205
• Appendix D: Innovation, private R&D lab employment and
• university research by MSA and industry sector 209
• Appendix E: Industry groupings 214
• Appendix F: List of variables 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781843766933 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.