Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Technological Change, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, the late Börje Johansson, formerly Professor of Economics, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping and Director, CESIS (Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and the late Roger R. Stough, formerly School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, US

• Contents:Preface1. Introduction – Human Capital and AgglomerationCharlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. StoughPART I: HUMAN CAPITAL AND TALENT2. Knowledge, Creativity and Regional DevelopmentCharlie Karlsson and Börje Johansson3. Innovation and Space – from Externalities to NetworksCorinne Autant-Bernard, Pascal Billand and Nadine Massard4. The Development Potential of Urban Migrant Entrepreneurship – New Opportunity Seekers in the NetherlandsMediha Sahin, Alina Todiras and Peter Nijkamp5. Innovation in Low- and Medium-Technology Manufacturing – The Role of Networks and Non-R&D InputsJuan Julio Gutierrez6. Endogenous Factors in Regional Performance: A Review of Research in AustraliaRobert J. Stimson7. Free versus Monitored Job Search in SwedenMichael OlssonPART II: INSTITUTIONS8. Regional Institutional Environment and New Firm FormationKristina Nyström9. Knowledge, Political Innovation and ReferendumTsuyoshi Hatori and Kiyoshi Kobayashi10. Economic Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Discounting Fee SystemsKakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi KobayashiPART III: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT11. Clustering and the Location of Multinational Enterprises: An Exploration of Financial Services in LondonGary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit12. Globalization and Distribution of ExportsBörje Johansson and Désirée Nilsson13. Firm Performance and International Trade – Evidence from a Small Open EconomyMartin Andersson, Sara Johansson and Hans Lööf14. Imports, R&D and Local Patent ProductionUrban GråsjöIndex

’As a collection of good papers by respectable authors in regional science, this book makes insightful reading.’