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Spatial Changes in Innovation Processes Over Time in Finland

In: Changes in Innovation

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  • Jani Saarinen
  • Juha Oksanen

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in innovation, entrepreneurship and technological change, and their impact on regional and national economic development and welfare. It is generally accepted that innovation is a major, if not the most important, source of productivity growth and that R&D is also very important in this respect. In the new economic geography, the spatial aspect of industrial locations and innovative behaviour has been taken into agenda. A lot of research has been devoted to study agglomeration, urbanization and localization benefits of the countries and regions (Fujita et al., 1999; Ottaviano and Puga, 1998; Krugman, 1991a; Marshall, 1920). In another research tradition, the concept accessibility has been used in order to analyze the evolution of the regions (Hirschman, 1958; Myrdal, 1957). In some studies, such abstract concepts as ‘production milieu’ (Davelaar, 1991) and ‘innovative milieu’ (Camagni, 1991) have been used to highlight the importance of agglomeration and local networks. However, when it comes to knowing in precise detail the interconnections between geography, innovation and evolution over time, we get less clear answers.

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  • Jani Saarinen & Juha Oksanen, 2009. "Spatial Changes in Innovation Processes Over Time in Finland," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Jani Saarinen & Nina Rilla (ed.), Changes in Innovation, chapter 7, pages 115-143, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-24862-5_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230248625_7
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