Learning in Cities

Glaeser, Edward L.

doi:10.1006/juec.1998.2121

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“…Furthermore, entrepreneurship itself has a pronounced regional dimension, with differences in regional start-up rates, as well as differences in the success of start-ups and entrepreneurial attitudes, all indicating the role of the regional environment in fostering entrepreneurship (Armington and Acs 2002;Audretsch and Keilbach 2004a;Bosma and Schutjens 2011;Davidsson and Wiklund 1997;Fritsch and Mueller 2005;Fritsch and Wyrwich 2014;Huggins and Williams 2011;Mueller 2006;Mueller et al 2008). Regions, therefore, can become 'incubators of new ideas' and provide opportunities for entrepreneurship to take place, as well as for discovering valuable new knowledge (Glaeser 2002;Ikeda 2008;Huggins and Williams 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

2015

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Despite the growing acknowledgement that entrepreneurship is an important driver of regional innovation and growth, the role of the networks in these processes has been less formally examined. In order to address this gap, this paper proposes that the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth is governed by a series of network dynamics. Drawing upon aspects of endogenous growth theory and the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, it is proposed that the nature of the networks formed by entrepreneurial firms is a key determinant of regional growth differentials. In particular, network capital, in the form of investments in strategic relations to gain access to knowledge, is considered to mediate the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation-based regional growth. It is suggested that network dynamics should be further incorporated into theories concerning the link between knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship and regional growth. The paper concludes with a series of theoretical, entrepreneurial and policy implications emerging from the study.

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Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

2015

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“…Therefore, creative and cultural sectors and high-tech industries play a linking role among actors, clusters and locally based communities, for implementing innovation and for encouraging cohesion processes within the fragmented districts. Thus, creativity and innovation, in terms of cultural quarters and knowledge clustering spaces, address policy makers to re-think urban areas and their levels of governance (Sassen, 1991;Veltz, 1996;Glaeser, 1999;Tremblay, Klein and Fontan, 2009;Klein, Tremblay and Bussières, 2008). Therefore, creativity is not the final product but it represents the driving process of urban change (Tremblay and Cecilli, 2009).…”

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El Raval and Mile End: A Comparative Study of Two Cultural Quarters between Urban Regeneration and Creative Clusters

Tremblay¹,

Battaglia²

2012

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This research aims at clarifying the development of creative and cultural clusters embedded in two emerging artistic neighbourhoods in Barcelona and Montreal. This comparative study intends to consider these quarters as new cultural centralities located in ex-industrial areas and it demonstrates how the cultural regeneration as well as urban planning are two fundamental dimensions for re-structuring these post-modern cities. After the decline of the industrial sectors it will be necessary to regenerate and to reconvert these dismissed spaces and marginalized quarters in order to define a new urban identity which organizes the urban space in terms of systemic and inclusive approaches. We have studied these phenomena and we have tried to highlight how two similar cities are leading to establish a new functionality in terms of socio-economic, cultural and territorial development.

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“…However, if an industry is subject to Jacobs externalities, a diverse industrial structure enhances growth (Glaeser 1999;Henderson 1997). Jacobs externalities result from local industrial diversity (Jacobs 1969(Jacobs , 1984.…”

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“…Many empirical studies (e.g., Glaeser et al 1992;Henderson 1997;Frenken et al 1999;Glaeser 1999;Henderson 2003;Frenken et al 2007) have tried to explain the performance of cities or regions by examining the role of MAR, Jacobs and Porter externalities. In general, the literature presents conflicting evidence about the relevance of these externalities.…”

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Agglomeration externalities and localized employment growth: the performance of industrial sites in Amsterdam

Vor

Groot

2008

Ann Reg Sci

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This paper addresses the question to what extent the performance of industrial sites is affected by their local economic structure and accessibility. For this aim, we test for the existence of statistically significant relationships between agglomeration externalities (specialization, diversity, and competition), accessibilty measures and the employment growth of a particular industry on a particular site. We use data on employment growth of site-industries on 68 formal industrial sites in the municipality of Amsterdam between 1998 and 2006. We show that at the site-industry level, specialization hampers growth. Furthermore, we find that industrial sites that are easily accessible from the highway grow relatively fast, as well as sites located in the Amsterdam harbour area. JEL Classification

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Learning in Cities

Cited by 663 publications

References 10 publications

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

El Raval and Mile End: A Comparative Study of Two Cultural Quarters between Urban Regeneration and Creative Clusters

Agglomeration externalities and localized employment growth: the performance of industrial sites in Amsterdam

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