The knowledge economy and Dutch cities

How can cities and metropolitan regions remain prosperous and competitive in a rapidly changing economy? In our paper we argue that 'the knowledge economy' offers perspectives for growth and added value creation. The paper clarifies what elements the knowledge economy actually consists of, how it can be measured in statistical indicators, in which regions and cities in the Netherlands the knowledge economy has its most significant imprints and what statistical association there is between these regions and cities and relatively good economic performance of firms. We test two contrasting hypoth... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Van Oort, Frank
Raspe, Otto
Dokumenttyp: doc-type:conferenceObject
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Verlag/Hrsg.: Louvain-la-Neuve: European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
Schlagwörter: ddc:330
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/10419/117481