Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union

The book provides conceptual and empirical insights into the complex relationship between knowledge flows and regional growth in the EU. The author critically scrutinizes and enhances the RIS (Regional Innovation System) approach, discussing innovation as

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Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn

Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union

Contributions to Economics

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Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn

Knowledge Flows, Technological Change and Regional Growth in the European Union

Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn Kozminski University Warsaw Poland

ISSN 1431-1933 ISBN 978-3-319-00341-2 ISBN 978-3-319-00342-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00342-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013940614 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

My most profound thanks to Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Director of the Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research Center (TIGER), who gave me the opportunity to pursue my academic career and scientific interests. I would also like to express my gratitude to numerous experts and colleagues from Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, Suffolk University, and Universite´ libre de Bruxelles for sharing their precious comments and experience, and giving their professional advice on my research. For all the interesting comments