This think piece was commissioned to inform then 2006 Regional Economic Strategy. It
aimed to provide a critical review of the concept of regional competitive advantage …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …

There is now widespread agreement that we are wit-Report on the performance of the
economy of the nessing the 'resurgence'of regions as key loci in the European Union (the …

Camagni R. and Capello R. Regional competitiveness and territorial capital: a conceptual
approach and empirical evidence from the European Union, Regional Studies. Today, a …

Regional economic development in Europe: the role of total factor productivity. Regional
Studies. This paper documents the fact that the large and persistent differences in economic …

Innovation has the potential to act as a double-edged sword in impacting economic growth.
While it serves as a powerful driver of economic advancement, it also carries risks alongside …

Improving national competitiveness is fundamental to raising long-term economic growth
rates and enhancing living standards. The determinants of competitiveness change along …

Since their official launch in 2006, over one hundred Living Labs have been established and
networked to tackle Europe's declining economic competitiveness and societal challenges …

Page 1 EE Regional Competitiveness and Smart Specialization in Europe Place-based
Development in International Economic Networks MARK THISSEN FRANK VAN OORT DARIO …

Research background: The choice of the issue of international competitiveness of
economies as the research problem addressed in this paper has been mainly dictated by …