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Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis

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  • Markus Grillitsch
  • Markku Sotarauta
  • Björn Asheim
  • Rune Dahl Fitjar
  • Silje Haus-Reve
  • Jari Kolehmainen
  • Heli Kurikka
  • Karl-Johan Lundquist
  • Mikhail Martynovich
  • Skirmante Monteilhet
  • Hjalti Nielsen
  • Magnus Nilsson
  • Josephine Rekers
  • Sami Sopanen
  • Linda Stihl

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This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework to study agency over time and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on a unique dataset combining over 200 interviews, with printed and online sources, and quantitative data. The paper identifies which combinations of agency types and context conditions make industrial upgrading or diversification possible, and investigates how such combinations come into being. The causal claims from this analysis are illustrated with empirical examples and discussed in relation to previous literature.

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  • Markus Grillitsch & Markku Sotarauta & Björn Asheim & Rune Dahl Fitjar & Silje Haus-Reve & Jari Kolehmainen & Heli Kurikka & Karl-Johan Lundquist & Mikhail Martynovich & Skirmante Monteilhet & Hjalti , 2023. "Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(8), pages 1453-1468, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:57:y:2023:i:8:p:1453-1468
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095
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    1. Sotarauta, Markku & Grillitsch, Markus, 2023. "Challenges of studying agency in regional development: What did 27 review reports teach us?," Papers in Innovation Studies 2023/6, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.

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