How 'provincial' is your region? Openness and regional performance in Europe

Gambardella, Alfonso; Mariani, Myriam; Torrisi, Salvatore

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%T How 'provincial' is your region? Openness and regional performance in Europe
%A Gambardella, Alfonso
%A Mariani, Myriam
%A Torrisi, Salvatore
%J Regional Studies
%N 7
%P 935-947
%V 43
%D 2009
%= 2010-09-16T12:09:00Z
%~ http://www.peerproject.eu/
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-134014
%X By employing 1995-2000 data on European regions we construct an index of regional openness based on the share of hotels on population and the share of population that speaks a second language. This index has an impact on regional performance after controlling for technological capabilities, agglomeration economies, and other factors. Apart from a direct effect of openness, we find an indirect effect coming through patents. This suggests that open regions tap into wider knowledge networks that then affect performance. From a policy perspective, making a region less “provincial” can be as important as investments in local infrastructures and networks.
%C GBR
%G en
%9 journal article
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info