Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Verspagen, Bart
Author-Email: b.verspagen@tm.tue.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Eindhoven University of Technology, UNU-MERIT
Title: The Spatial Hierarchy of Technological Change and Economic Development in Europe 
Abstract: This paper discusses the possibility of a spatial hierarchy of 
	 innovation and growth dynamics in Europe. A spatial hierarchy is 
	 understood as a geographical clustering of regions, where important 
	 differences exist in terms of innovation and growth dynamics between the 
	 clusters. The literature on regional growth and innovation is briefly 
	 scanned. After this, a database on European regional growth and 
	 innovation dynamics is presented. Spatial correlation analysis and 
	 spatial principal components analysis are used to explore the 
	 possibility of a spatial hier-archy in Europe. The results point to a 
	 hierarchy consisting of four groups: South Europe, East Europe, and two 
	 groups in West and North Europe. Growth and innovation performance in 
	 these clusters is discussed, and some policy conclusions are drawn.
Classification-JEL: O31, O18, O52, O38
Keywords: Technological Change, Economic Development, Europe, Geographical
	 Distribution, Government Policy
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2007
Number: 012
File-URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2007/wp2007-012.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2007012