Innovation and Regional Technological Convergence

Download or read book Innovation and Regional Technological Convergence written by Tomasz Kijek and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book explores the role of innovation in technological convergence processes in the EU regional space and shifts the focus from absolute and conditional income convergence to technological convergence and its determinants. Presenting new theoretical and empirical evidence on the determinants and trajectory of the EU region’s development and convergence, this book will appeal to scholars of economics and regional science, as well as practitioners and policymakers interested in the policy implications of regional technological convergence. The presented findings will also contribute to the development of the knowledge-based economy paradigm in the regional context. This is an open access book.