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Ezcurra R. Unemployment volatility and regional specialization in the European Union, Regional Studies. This paper examines the link between unemployment volatility and the sectoral composition of economic activity in the regions of the European Union over the period 1980-2004. To that end, different spatial econometric techniques are used that allow the investigation of the role played in this context by spatial effects and geographical spillovers. The results show that unemployment volatility is positively related to regional specialization in the European Union. This finding does not depend on the use in the analysis of absolute or relative specialization measures. [image omitted] Ezcurra R. L'instabilite du chomage et la specialisaiton regionale dans l'Union europeenne, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche a examiner le lien entre l'instabilite du chomage et la structure sectorielle de l'activite economique dans les regions de l'Union europeenne entre 1980 et 2004. Dans ce but, on emploie diverses techniques econometriques qui permettent un examen du role joue dans ce contexte par les effets et les retombees geographiques. Les resultats laissent voir une correlation etroite entre l'instabilite du chomage et la specialisation regionale dans l'Union europeenne. Ce resultat ne depend pas de l'emploi dans l'analyse des mesures de specialisation absolues ou relatives. Chomage Instabilite Specialisaton Regions Union europeenne Ezcurra R. Volatilitat der Arbeitslosigkeit und regionale Spezialisierung in der Europaischen Union, Regional Studies. In diesem Artikel wird die Beziehung zwischen der Volatilitat der Arbeitslosigkeit und der sektoralen Zusammensetzung der Wirtschaftstatigkeit in den Regionen der Europaischen Union im Zeitraum von 1980 bis 2004 beschrieben. Zu diesem Zweck kommen verschiedene raumliche okonometrische Techniken zum Einsatz, die eine Untersuchung der Rolle von raumlichen Effekten und geografischen Ubertragungen in diesem Kontext ermoglichen. Aus den Ergebnissen geht hervor, dass die Volatilitat der Arbeitslosigkeit in der Europaischen Union in einer positiven Beziehung zur regionalen Spezialisierung steht. Dieses Ergebnis hangt nicht davon ab, ob bei der Analyse absolute oder relative Massstabe der Spezialisierung eingesetzt werden. Arbeitslosigkeit Volatilitat Spezialisierung Regionen Europaische Union Ezcurra R. Volatilidad de las tasas de desempleo y especializacion regional en la Union Europea, Regional Studies. Este trabajo estudia la relacion entre la volatilidad de las tasas de desempleo y la composicion sectorial de la actividad economica en las regiones de la Union Europea a lo largo del periodo 1980-2004. Para ello el autor utiliza diferentes tecnicas de econometria espacial que permiten determinar la importancia en este contexto de la localizacion geografica de las distintas regiones. El analisis llevado a cabo muestra que la volatilidad de las tasas de desempleo esta correlacionada positivamente con el nivel de especializacion regional. De hecho, este resultado no depende de la utilizacion en el analisis de medidas de especializacion absolutas o relativas. Desempleo Volatilidad Especializacion Regiones Union Europea [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lengyel B. and Leydesdorff L. Regional innovation systems in Hungary: the failing synergy at the national level, Regional Studies. Entropy statistics are used in this paper to measure the synergies of knowledge exploration, knowledge exploitation, and organizational control in the Hungarian innovation system. The data consist of high- and medium-technology firms and knowledge-intensive services categorized by subregions (proxy for geography), industrial sectors (proxy for technology), and firm size (proxy for organization). Configurational information along these three dimensions is used as an indicator of a reduction of uncertainty or, in other words, the synergy across the knowledge functions. The results indicate that three regimes have been created during the Hungarian transition with very different dynamics: (1) Budapest and its agglomeration emerge as a knowledge-based innovation system on every indicator; (2) the north-western part of the country, where foreign-owned companies have induced a shift in knowledge-organization; while (3) the system in the eastern and southern parts of the country seems to be organized as a response to government expenditure. The national level no longer adds to the synergy across these regional innovation systems. [image omitted] Lengyel B. et Leydesdorff L. Les systemes d'innovation en Hongrie: une faible synergie au niveau national, Regional Studies. Le present article emploie des statistiques entropiques afin de mesurer les synergies de l'exploration de la connaissance, de l'exploitation de la connaissance, et de la maitrise organisationnelle du systeme d'innovation en Hongrie. On se sert des donnees aupres des entreprises a la pointe de la technologie ou de niveau moyen, et des services a intensite de connaissance classees en fonction de la sous-region (synonyme de geographie), des secteurs industriels (synonymes d'organisation). Des renseignements sur la configuration de ces trois variables sont employes comme indicateur d'une baisse de l'incertitude ou, en d'autres termes, de la synergie a travers les fonctions de connaissance. Les resultats indiquent que trois systemes ont ete crees pendant la phase de transition hongroise dont les dynamiques se distinguent nettement: (1) Budapest et son agglommeration ressortissent comme un systeme d'innovation quel que soit l'indicateur; (2) le nord-ouest du pays ou les entreprises a capital majoritaire etranger ont provoque un mouvement de l'organisation de la conaissance; tandis que (3) le systeme dans l'est et dans le sud du pays semble etre organise en reponse aux depenses gouvernementales. Le niveau national n'ajoute plus a la synergie a travers ces systemes d'innovation regionaux. Systeme d'innovation Synergie de la fonction de connaissance Renseignements sur la configuration Statistiques entropiques Economie en phase de transition Regions Lengyel B. und Leydesdorff L. Regionale Innovationssysteme in Ungarn: Scheitern der Synergie auf nationaler Ebene, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag werden mit Hilfe einer Entropiestatistik die Synergien der Wissensexploration, der Wissensausbeute und der organisatorischen Kontrolle im ungarischen Innovationssystem gemessen. Die Daten beziehen sich auf Firmen der Hoch- und Mittelhochtechnologie sowie auf wissensintensive Dienstleistungen, kategorisiert nach Unterregionen (stellvertretend fur Geografie), Branchensektoren (stellvertretend fur Technologie) und Firmengrosse (stellvertretend fur Organisation). Die Konfigurationsinformationen dieser drei Dimensionen werden als Indikator fur die Verringerung der Ungewissheit bzw. anders ausgedruckt fur die Synergie zwischen den Wissensfunktionen herangezogen. Aus den Ergebnissen geht hervor, dass in der Ubergangsphase Ungarns drei Regime mit ausserst verschiedenen Dynamiken geschaffen wurden: (1) Budapest und sein Ballungsraum, die sich hinsichtlich jedes Indikators als wissensbasiertes Innovationssystem erweisen, (2) der Nordwesten des Landes, wo Firmen im auslandischen Besitz Veranderungen bei der Wissensorganisation herbeigefuhrt haben, und (3) das System im Osten und Suden des Landes, das als Reaktion auf staatliche Investitionen organisiert zu sein scheint. Die nationale Ebene tragt nicht mehr zur Synergie zwischen diesen regionalen Innovationssystemen bei. Innovationssystem Synergie der Wissensfunktion Konfigurationsinformationen Entropiestatistik Ubergangswirtschaft Regionen Lengyel B. y Leydesdorff L. Sistemas de innovacion regionales en Hungria: el fracaso de la sinergia a nivel nacional, Regional Studies. En este articulo utilizamos estadisticas de entropia para medir las sinergias de la exploracion del conocimiento, explotacion del conocimiento y el control organizativo en el sistema de innovacion hungaro. Los datos se refieren a empresas de tecnologia alta y media y servicios intensivos en conocimientos categorizados por sub-regiones (indicador de la geografia), sectores industriales (indicador de la tecnologia) y tamano de empresas (indicador de la organizacion). La informacion de configuracion en estas tres dimensiones sirve para indicar la reduccion de la incertidumbre o, en otras palabras, la sinergia en las funciones de conocimiento. Los resultados indican que durante la transicion hungara se crearon tres sistemas con dinamicas muy diferentes: (1) Budapest y su aglomeracion surgen como un sistema de innovacion basado en el conocimiento en cada indicador; (2) en la zona noroeste del pais las empresas de propiedad extranjera han provocado un cambio en la organizacion del conocimiento; mientras que (3) el sistema en las zonas este y sur del pais parece que esta organizado como respuesta al gasto estatal. El nivel nacional ya no contribuye a la sinergia en estos sistemas regionales de innovacion. Sistema de innovacion Sinergia en las funciones de conocimiento Informacion de configuracion Estadisticas de entropia Economia de transicion Regiones [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Krugman P. The New Economic Geography, now middle-aged, Regional Studies. This paper claims that the New Economic Geography has now become 'middle-aged'. On the one hand, the New Economic Geography is said to be of less relevance when describing current developments in advanced economies because it focuses more on tangible causes of the spatial concentration of economic activities, and not so much on intangible sources, such as information spillovers. On the other hand, the paper states that recent developments in developing economies like China are quite in line with the core-periphery model that predicts increasing regional specialization as a result of economic integration. Although both economists and geographers study these spatial processes, no fruitful exchange between the two is expected because of the use of different methodologies. [image omitted] Krugman P. La nouvelle geographie economique atteint l'age mur, Regional Studies. Cet article pretend que la nouvelle geographie economique atteint 'l'age mur'. D'un cote, on dit que la nouvelle geographie economique est peu pertinente quant aux developpements des economies avancees parce qu'elle porte plutot sur les causes manifestes de la concentration geographique des activites economiques que sur les sources indefinissables, telles les retombees de l'information. De l'autre cote, l'article affirme que des developpements recents dans les economies avancees, voire la Chine, sont tout a fait en accord avec le modele du centre-peripherie, qui prevoit une augmentation de la specialisation regionale suite a l'integration economique. Bien que les economistes et les geographes etudient ces processus geographiques, on n'attend aucun debat constructif a cause des methodologies differentes. Nouvelle geographie economique Agglomeration Regions Commerce international Krugman P. Die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie - inzwischen im mittleren Alter, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird die These aufgestellt, dass sich die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie inzwischen im mittleren Alter befindet. Einerseits gilt die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie als weniger relevant zur Beschreibung von aktuellen Entwicklungen in den Industriestaaten, weil sie sich starker auf die greifbaren Ursachen der raumlichen Konzentration von Wirtschaftsaktivitaten und weniger auf nicht greifbare Quellen wie z. B. Informationsubertragungen konzentriert. Andererseits wird in diesem Beitrag festgestellt, dass die jungsten Entwicklungen in Schwellenlandern wie China durchaus dem Kern-Peripherie-Modell entsprechen, in dem eine hohere regionale Spezialisierung als Ergebnis einer wirtschaftlichen Integration prognostiziert wird. Obwohl diese raumlichen Prozesse sowohl von Okonomen als auch von Geografen untersucht werden, ist aufgrund der Verwendung unterschiedlicher Methodologien kein fruchtbarer Austausch zwischen diesen beiden Gruppen zu erwarten. Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie Agglomeration Regionen Internationaler Handel Krugman P. La Nueva Geografia Economica ahora ya ha madurado, Regional Studies. En este articulo se defiende la tesis de que la Nueva Geografia Economica ahora ya ha madurado. Por una parte, la Nueva Geografia Economica tiene menos relevancia cuando se describen los desarrollos actuales en las economias avanzadas porque se centra mas en las causas tangibles de la concentracion espacial de las actividades economicas y no tanto en las fuentes intangibles, tales como los desbordamientos de informacion. Por otra parte, en este articulo destaco que los recientes avances en las economias en desarrollo como China se ajustan mucho con el modelo centro-periferia que preve una mayor especializacion regional como resultado de la integracion economica. Aunque tanto economistas como geografos estudian estos procesos espaciales, no se espera un intercambio fructifero entre los dos debido al uso de diferentes metodologias. Nueva Geografia Economica Aglomeracion Regiones Comercio internacional [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Storper M. From retro to avant-garde: a commentary on Paul Krugman's 'The New Economic Geography, Now Middle-aged', Regional Studies. This paper takes issue with Paul Krugman's claim that the New Economic Geography should be considered 'now middle-aged'. The New Economic Geography can be updated to account for current developments in advanced economies, notably innovation-driven agglomeration and urbanization. The New Economic Geography also needs improvement in its ability to address dynamic processes and causal forces in spatial economics. These updates would require that the New Economic Geography breaks some of its self-imposed theoretical and methodological shackles. This in turn would entail achieving a better balance between economists' love for parsimony and geographers' thirst for complexity. Economics itself offers some clues as to how to succeed in this task. Thus updated, the New Economic Geography could present a compelling approach to innovation-driven agglomeration and specialization in the advanced countries, as well as the development of regions in emerging economies. [image omitted] Storper M. Du retro a l'avant-garde: une analyse de l'article de Paul Krugman intitule 'La nouvelle geographie economique atteint l'age mur, Regional Studies. Ce present article entre en desaccord avec Paul Krugman qui pretend que la nouvelle geographie economique atteint 'l'age mur'. On peut remettre a jour la nouvelle geographie economique afin de tenir compte des developpements recents dans les economies avancees, notamment les processus d'agglomeration et d'urbanisation determines par l'innovation. On doit aussi ameliorer la capacite de la nouvelle geographie economique d'aborder les processus dynamiques et les forces motrices de l'economie geographique. Ces remises a jour necessiteraient que la nouvelle geographie economique brise quelques-unes de ses chaines auto-imposees, a la fois theoriques et methodologiques. Cela necessiterait egalement une meilleure equilibre entre, d'un cote, la preference des economistes pour la parcimonie et, de l'autre cote, le soif de complexite des geographes. Les sciences economiques permettent d'etablir comment le reussir. Une fois mise a jour, la nouvelle geographie economique pourrait representer une facon indiscutable d'aborder les processus d'agglomeration et de specialisation determines par l'innovation dans les pays avances, ainsi que le developpement des regions dans les economies naissantes Nouvelle geographie economique Agglomeration Regions Commerce international Storper M. Von Retro zu Avant-garde: Anmerkung zu Paul Krugmans These der 'Neuen Wirtschaftsgeografie inzwischen im mittleren Alter', Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird der Behauptung von Paul Krugman widersprochen, dass sich die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie inzwischen im mittleren Alter befindet. Die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie lasst sich aktualisieren, um auf die jungsten Entwicklungen in den Industriestaaten einzugehen, insbesondere auf die innovationsorientierte Agglomeration und Urbanisierung. Ebenso ist die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie hinsichtlich ihrer Fahigkeit zum Eingehen auf dynamische Prozesse und kausale Krafte in der Raumokonomie verbesserungsbedurftig. Fur diese Verbesserungen ware es erforderlich, dass die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie einige ihrer selbst auferlegten theoretischen und methodologischen Fesseln abwirft. Auf diese Weise wurde wiederum ein besseres Gleichgewicht zwischen der Liebe der Okonomen zur Sparsamkeit und dem Durst der Geografen nach Komplexitat geschaffen. Fur die Frage, wie dies zu erreichen ist, kann die Okonomie selbst einige Anhaltspunkte liefern. Durch eine solche Aktualisierung konnte die Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie einen uberzeugenden Ansatz zur innovationsorientierten Agglomeration und Spezialisierung in den Industrielandern sowie zur Weiterentwicklung von Regionen in Schwellenlandern bieten. Neue Wirtschaftsgeografie Agglomeration Regionen Internationaler Handel Storper M. De retro a vanguardista: observacion sobre la tesis de Paul Krugman 'La Nueva Geografia Economica ahora ya ha madurado', Regional Studies. En este articulo contradigo la afirmacion de Paul Krugman de que podriamos considerar que la Nueva Geografia Economica ahora ya ha madurado. La Nueva Geografia Economica puede actualizarse para responder a los desarrollos actuales en economias avanzadas, sobre todo en cuanto a la aglomeracion y la urbanizacion impulsadas por la innovacion. La Nueva Geografia Economica tambien necesita mejorar su capacidad para abordar procesos dinamicos y fuerzas causales en las economias espaciales. Para conseguir estas mejoras seria necesario que la Nueva Geografia Economica se liberase de algunos de sus grilletes teoricos y metodologicos que se ha autoimpuesto. De este modo tambien se lograria un mejor equilibrio entre el amor de los economistas por la parsimonia y la sed de los geografos por la complejidad. La misma economia ofrece algunas pistas sobre como tener exito en esta tarea. Mediante esta actualizacion, la Nueva Geografia Economica podria presentar un enfoque convincente para la aglomeracion y especializacion impulsadas por la innovacion en los paises avanzados asi como el desarrollo de regiones en economias emergentes. Nueva Geografia Economica Aglomeracion Regiones Comercio internacional [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Little A. Spatial pattern of economic activity and inactivity in Britain: people or place effects?, Regional Studies. The paper applies a decomposition analysis to account statistically for the part played by demographic factors, in differential rates of employment, unemployment, inactivity and recorded sickness, across Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) level 2 areas. Spatial variation in long-term sickness and disability cannot simply be attributed to prevailing population structures. One interpretation is that the success of supply-side policies could be constrained by the concentration of Incapacity Benefit claimants in demand-deficient areas. [image omitted] Little A. La distribution geographique de l'activite et de l'inactivite economiques en Grande-Bretagne: des effets population ou des effets espace?, Regional Studies. L'article cherche a appliquer une analyse par decomposition afin de tenir compte statistiquement du role joue par des facteurs demographiques dans les taux differentiels de l'emploi, du chomage, de l'inactivite et l'absence pour cause de maladie a travers les zones Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 2. On ne peut simplement imputer la variation geographique de la maladie et de l'invalidite a long terme a la demographie actuelle. Une interpretation est la suivante: la reussite des politiques de l'offre pourrait etre limitee par la concentration des demandeurs de la Incapacity Benefit (allocation d'invalidite) dans des zones ou la demande est insuffisante. Regions Inactivite Invalidite Little A. Das raumliche Muster von wirtschaftlicher Aktivitat und Inaktivitat in Grossbritannien: personelle oder raumliche Effekte?, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird eine Dekompositionsanalyse angewandt, um die Rolle von demografischen Faktoren fur die unterschiedlichen Quoten von Beschaftigung, Arbeitslosigkeit, Inaktivitat und Krankschreibungen in den Gebieten der Stufe Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 2 statistisch zu berucksichtigen. Raumliche Abweichungen bei langfristigen Krankheiten und Behinderungen konnen nicht einfach nur auf die vorherrschenden Bevolkerungsstrukturen zuruckgefuhrt werden. Eine Interpretation lautet, dass der Erfolg von Politiken auf der Angebotsseite durch die Konzentration der Bezieher von Erwerbsunfahigkeitsleistungen auf Gebiete mit mangelnder Nachfrage beeintrachtigt werden konnte. Regionen Inaktivitat Behinderung Little A. El modelo espacial de la actividad economica y la inactividad en el Reino Unido: ¿Efecto personal o de ubicacion?, Regional Studies. En este articulo aplico un analisis de descomposicion para explicar estadisticamente que papel desempenan los factores demograficos en las tasas diferenciales de empleo, desempleo, inactividad y enfermedad documentada en las areas del nivel Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 2. La variacion espacial en enfermedad e incapacidad a largo plazo no pueden atribuirse simplemente a las estructuras predominantes de la poblacion. Una interpretacion es que el exito de las politicas de oferta podria estar limitado por la concentracion de solicitantes de prestaciones sociales por incapacidad en areas con deficiencias en la demanda. Regiones Inactividad Discapacidad [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wheeler S. Regions, megaregions, and sustainability, Regional Studies. The rapid expansion of urbanized regions is problematic for sustainable development. Urbanization at large scales has inherent sustainability problems, and planning institutions and governance mechanisms have had limited success at the metropolitan scale, let alone at a megaregional one. A vision of more sustainable regional development includes an emphasis on balanced local communities to reduce regional mobility demands; the management of land, resources, and population to live within regional limits; efforts to improve equity and build social capital; and on economic development that strengthens the quality of the region's social and ecological systems rather than the quantity of production and consumption. [image omitted] Wheeler S. Regions, megaregions et durabilite, Regional Studies. L'expansion rapide des regions urbanisees est un probleme pour le developpement durable. L'urbanisation a grande echelle induit des problemes inherents de durabilite et les instances de planification ainsi que les mecanismes gouvernementaux ont connu un succes limite a l'echelle metropolitaine sans parler du niveau megaregional. Une vision du developpement regional plus durable necessite de mettre l'accent sur l'equilibre des communautes locales afin de reduire les demandes en mobilite regionale, la gestion des terres, les ressources, le souhait des populations de vivre a l'interieur des limites regionales, des efforts pour ameliorer l'equite et construire un capital social; il faut mettre l'accent sur le developpement economique qui renforce la qualite des systemes sociaux et ecologiques de la region plutot que sur la quantite de la production et de la consommation. Planification regionale Region Megaregion Metropole Durabilite Developpement durable Wheeler S. Regionen, Megaregionen und Nachhaltigkeit, Regional Studies. Die rasche Expansion urbanisierter Regionen ist fur eine nachhaltige Entwicklung problematisch. Eine grossflachige Urbanisierung ist mit inharenten Nachhaltigkeitsproblemen verknupft, wobei die Planungsbehorden und staatlichen Kontrollmechanismen aber auf metropolitaner Ebene bisher nur wenig Erfolg hatten - von der megaregionalen Ebene ganz zu schweigen. Eine Vision einer nachhaltigeren Regionalentwicklung ist verknupft mit einer Betonung von ausgeglichenen lokalen Gemeinschaften zur Verringerung des regionalen Mobilitatsbedarfs, mit einer Steuerung von Land, Ressourcen und Bevolkerung fur ein Leben innerhalb der regionalen Grenzen, mit Bemuhungen zur Verbesserung der Gerechtigkeit und zum Aufbau von Sozialkapital sowie mit einer Betonung einer Wirtschaftsentwicklung, die die Qualitat der sozialen und okologischen Systeme der Region starkt, statt die Quantitat von Produktion und Konsum zu steigern. Regionalplanung Regionen Megaregionen Metropolitan Nachhaltigkeit Nachhaltige Entwicklung Wheeler S. Regiones, megaregiones y sostenibilidad, Regional Studies. La rapida expansion de regiones urbanizadas es un problema para el desarrollo sostenible. La urbanizacion a gran escala presenta problemas inherentes de sostenibilidad y las instituciones de planificacion y los mecanismos de gobierno tienen un exito limitado a nivel metropolitano, no digamos ya a escala megaregional. Para obtener un desarrollo regional con una vision mas sostenible se deberia dar prioridad a las comunidades localmente equilibradas para reducir las demandas de movilidad regional, a la administracion de las tierras, los recursos y la poblacion que vive en limites regionales; a los esfuerzos para mejorar la igualdad y crear capital social y a un desarrollo economico que refuerza la calidad de los sistemas sociales y ecologicos de la region en vez de centrarnos en la cantidad de produccion y consumo. Planificacion regional Regiones Megaregiones Metropolitano Sostenibilidad Desarrollo sostenible [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ezcurra R. Does income polarization affect economic growth? The case of the European regions, Regional Studies. This paper examines the relationship between income polarization and economic growth in the regions of the European Union over the period 1993-2003. The results indicate that the level of income polarization is negatively associated with regional growth. This finding is in fact robust to various alternative specifications including a number of additional explanatory variables, such as initial per capita gross domestic product, industry mix, human capital stock, population density, or market potential. Furthermore, it should be noted that the observed negative correlation between polarization and economic performance does not depend on the number of groups used to analyse the degree of income stratification within the sample regions. [image omitted] Ezcurra R. La polarisation des revenus affecte-t-elle la croissance economique? Le cas des regions europeennes, Regional Studies. Cet article etudie les relations entre la polarisation des revenus et la croissance economique dans les regions de l'Union Europeenne entre 1993 et 2003. Les resultats indiquent que le niveau de la polarisation des revenus est associe de maniere negative au developpement regional. Ce resultat conforte en fait diverses autres specifications y compris un certain nombre de variables explicatives additionnelles comme le PIB par habitant, le mix industriel, le capital humain, la densite de population ou le potentiel des marches. En outre, il convient de noter que la correlation negative observee entre la polarisation et les resultats economiques ne depend pas du nombre de groupes utilises pour analyser le degre de stratification des revenus dans les regions echantillons. Polarisation des revenus Croissance economique Regions Union Europeenne Ezcurra R. Wirkt sich eine Einkommenspolarisierung auf das Wirtschaftswachstum aus? Der Fall der europaischen Regionen, Regional Studies. In diesem Artikel wird die Beziehung zwischen der Einkommenspolarisierung und dem Wirtschaftswachstum in den Regionen der Europaischen Union im Zeitraum von 1993 bis 2003 beschrieben. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass das Ausmass der Einkommenspolarisierung in einer negativen Verbindung zum Regionalwachstum steht. Dieses Ergebnis ist daruber hinaus auch bei Verwendung von verschiedenen alternativen Spezifikationen robust, darunter eine Reihe zusatzlicher erklarender Variablen wie z. B. das anfangliche Pro-Kopf-Bruttoinlandsprodukt, der Branchenmix, das Humankapital, die Bevolkerungsdichte oder das Marktpotenzial. Daruber hinaus sollte beachtet werden, dass die beobachtete negative Korrelation zwischen der Polarisierung und der Wirtschaftsleistung nicht von der Anzahl der Gruppen abhangt, die zur Analyse des Ausmasses der Einkommensstratifizierung innerhalb der untersuchten Regionen herangezogen werden. Einkommenspolarisierung Wirtschaftswachstum Regionen Europaische Union Ezcurra R. ¿Afecta la polarizacion de la renta al crecimiento economico? El caso de las regiones europeas, Regional Studies. Este trabajo examina la relacion entre la polarizacion de la renta y el crecimiento economico en las regiones de la Union Europea a lo largo del periodo 1993-2003. El analisis llevado a cabo indica que el nivel de polarizacion de la renta influye negativamente en el crecimiento regional. De hecho, este resultado es robusto a distintas especificaciones alternativas que incluyen variables explicativas adicionales como el nivel inicial de PIB por habitante, la estructura sectorial, el stock de capital humano, la densidad de poblacion o el potencial de mercado. Asimismo, cabe senalar que la correlacion negativa observada no depende del numero de grupos utilizado para analizar el grado de polarizacion de la renta en las regiones consideradas. Polarizacion de la renta Crecimiento economico Regiones Union Europea [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SEPULVEDA L. (2008) Spatializing industrial policies: a view from the South, Regional Studies. A new approach to industrial policy which advances the 'spatial turn' of industrial policy thinking has matured and gained considerable attention in both developed and developing countries. However, the notion of 'spatiality' forwarded by the new approach is one which has essentially emerged from industrialized Northern economies and this raises questions relating to the largely uncritical way in which it is being adopted in developing countries. Drawing on original research conducted in Argentina, the paper demonstrates that without a context-sensitive industrial policy and a sound macro-economy, the policy tenets forwarded by the new approach are, in the South, condemned to fail. [image omitted] SEPULVEDA L. (2008) La geographie des politiques industrielles: une perspective meridionale, Regional Studies. Une nouvelle facon d'aborder la politique industrielle qui propose le 'tour geographique' de la pensee quant a la politique industrielle a muri et prete beaucoup d'attention dans les pays developpes et en voie de developpement. Cependant, la notion d''effets geographiques', que propose la nouvelle facon, ressortit essentiellement des pays nordiques industrialises et cela remet en question la facon non critique dont les pays developpes l'adoptent. Puisant dans des recherches originales menees en Argentine, cet article cherche a demontrer que dans l'absence d'une politique industrielle qui est sensible au contexte et d'une macroeconomie solide, les principes de la politique proposes sont voues a l'echec dans les pays meridionaux. Politique industrielle Pays en voie de developpement Regroupements Regions SEPULVEDA L. (2008) Einfuhrung der Raumlichkeit in der Industriepolitik: die Perspektive des Sudens, Regional Studies. Sowohl in den Industrie- als auch in den Entwicklungslandern ist ein neuer, stark beachteter Ansatz der Industriepolitik herangereift, in dem fur ein 'raumliches Denken' in der Industriepolitik pladiert wird. Allerdings ist der in diesem neuen Ansatz propagierte Begriff der 'Raumlichkeit' im Wesentlichen in der Wirtschaft des industrialisierten Nordens entstanden, wodurch sich Fragen im Zusammenhang mit der relativ unkritischen Ubernahme des Begriffs in den Entwicklungslandern ergeben. Anhand von in Argentinien durchgefuhrten Originalstudien wird in diesem Beitrag nachgewiesen, dass die vom neuen Ansatz befurworteten politischen Grundsatze im Suden ohne eine kontextsensitive Industriepolitik und solide Makrookonomie zum Scheitern verurteilt sind. Industriepolitik Entwicklungslander Cluster Regionen SEPULVEDA L. (2008) Espacializando politicas industriales: una perspectiva desde el sur, Regional Studies. Un nuevo enfoque sobre politica industrial que propone un 'giro espacial' sobre el pensamiento de la materia, ha madurado y ganado considerable atencion tanto en paises desarrollados como en desarrollo. Sin embargo, la nocion de 'espacialidad' ha surgido esencialmente desde economias industrializadas del norte, lo que genera dudas sobre la forma acritica en la cual el nuevo enfoque esta siendo adoptado en paises en desarrollo. Basado en una investigacion original realizada en la Argentina, el articulo demuestra que sin una politica industrial sensible al contexto y una solida macroeconomia, los principios propuestos por el nuevo enfoque estan, en el Sur, condenados al fracaso. Politica industrial Paises en desarrollo Clusters Regiones [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Banasick S. and Hanham R. Regional decline of manufacturing employment in Japan during an era of prolonged stagnation, Regional Studies. This paper uses a multivariate shift-share model to analyse the decline in manufacturing employment between 1990 and 2001 in Japan's industrial core and periphery, and in the country's prefectures. The model's regional effect indicates that regional context plays a variable role in shaping regional employment trends. Most prefectures in the periphery have dynamic regional contexts that tend to counter the negative effect of their industrial mix throughout the whole period. Between 1990 and the Asian financial crisis of 1997, most prefectures in the core had depressed regional contexts that failed to counter their negative industrial mix effect. After 1997, industrial restructuring in the core created more dynamic regional contexts to moderate the decline in employment... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O'Leary N. C. and Sloane P. J. Rates of return to degrees across British regions, Regional Studies. Earlier papers have found considerable heterogeneity in the returns to degrees in relation to subjects of study, degree classification and higher education institution. This paper examines heterogeneity of returns across British regions using the Labour Force Survey. It finds substantial regional variations in the financial rewards available to graduates, with much higher returns in London and the South East than elsewhere. Adjusting for regional differences in the cost-of-living narrows such differences considerably. Decompositional analysis suggests that coefficient effects dominate composition effects, consistent with agglomeration and productivity spillover effects being important... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rodríguez-Pose A. and Crescenzi R. Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe. Regional Studies. Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three approaches: (1) the analysis of the link between investment in research and development (R&D), patents, and economic growth; (2) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical diffusion of regional knowledge spillovers. These complementary approaches have, however, rarely been combined. Important operational and methodological barriers have thwarted any potential cross-fertilization. This paper tries to fill this gap in the literature by combining in one model R&D, spillovers, and innovation systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis is conducted for all regions of the group of 25 European Union countries (EU-25), including measures of R&D investment, proxies for regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the influence of internal factors and external knowledge and institutional flows on regional economic growth... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Christopherson S., Clark J. (2007) Power in firm networks: what it means for regional innovation systems, Regional Studies 41, 1223-1236. The role of power within regional firm networks is noted in empirical studies but insufficiently theorized. It is suggested that network functioning is conflictual and that more powerful network members, particularly transnational corporations (TNCs), leverage regional resources to advance their sustainable competitive advantage. The agendas and power exercised by TNCs within regionalized firm networks have significant implications for regional policy and the uneven allocation of resources and capacities within and among regions. The findings indicate that transnational firm access to resources that are critical to innovation, including university research and skilled labour, negatively affects the potential for innovation by small and medium-size firms. Christopherson S. et Clark J... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hudson R. (2007) Regions and regional uneven development forever? Some reflective comments upon theory and practice, Regional Studies 41, 1149-1160. In recent years, for a variety of reasons, there has been a resurgence of interest in 'the region' from a variety of both intellectual and practical perspectives, with the somewhat surprising result that regional studies have come to be of central concern and the region has come to occupy a central place in social scientific discourse and political debates. In this, questions of power loom large. This paper examines four, to a degree inter-weaving, sets of key questions, framed by a concern with who has the power of decision, in both intellectual debates about regions and regional policy and practice. First, how is the region to be defined? Secondly, how can the concept of governmentality deepen one's understanding of regions? Thirdly, how are 'the region's interests' to be defined? And finally, how is regional economic development to be defined? Problematizing what is meant by the terms 'region' and 'development' in these ways and posing and exploring questions such as these will allow the study of regions to be taken forward in a progressive manner in the future... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

MacLeod G. and Jones M. (2007) Territorial, scalar, networked, connected: in what sense a 'regional world'?, Regional Studies 41, 1177-1191. Whilst undoubtedly central to academic and policy-relevant spatial analysis for over a hundred years now, 'the region' has continued to be an elusive category: its various meanings and the implications therein frequently being challenged and modified through paradigmatic shifts in such spatial analysis. Today, amid what is undoubtedly a period of dramatic economic transformation, political restructuring and sociocultural change, a range of often multi-disciplinary approaches to the regional concept exist, informing us, variously, how regions can become competitive economic zones within a global economy, strategic political territories in a complex system of multi-level governance, cultural spaces forged through a politics of identity, or - in an approach that departs quite radically from conventional territorially based readings - spaces constituted out of the spatiality of flow and relational networks of connectivity... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]