Creativity and regional innovation: Evidence from EU regions |
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| Authors: | Leo Sleuwaegen Priscilla Boiardi |
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| Institution: | 1. Vlerick Business School, Reep 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;2. KU Leuven, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Naamsestraat 69, 3000 Leuven, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | We analyse the role of creative workers in the region as a source and foundational element of regional innovation in the European Union. We show the empirical relevance of this factor – which we label inspiration – within the structure of a recursive model of regional innovation for a set of 83 European regions. We show that, when differentiated from the presence of regional intelligence – as measured by the availability of human capital – and from technological infrastructure, inspiration, along with the degree of development of national and regional institutions, has the strongest direct and indirect effects on regional patenting activity. |
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| Keywords: | Innovation Creativity Regional development Regional policy Innovation systems |
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