Which role do city-regions play in European innovation network formation? We study the evolution of innovation collaborative networks in European city-regions outlining two opposite models: in the exclusive network model city-regions establish a closed network of innovators among themselves; in the inclusive network models city-regions build a network of innovators which includes the peripheral regions. Employing a temporal exponential random graph model on 248 regions for the period 2000-2016, we find that the two models coexist. We conclude that in the EU the city-regions act as both engines of generation of innovation and integrators of innovation actors.

The innovation networks of city-regions in Europe: exclusive clubs or inclusive hubs?

Andrea Filippetti;Antonio Zinilli
2023

Abstract

Which role do city-regions play in European innovation network formation? We study the evolution of innovation collaborative networks in European city-regions outlining two opposite models: in the exclusive network model city-regions establish a closed network of innovators among themselves; in the inclusive network models city-regions build a network of innovators which includes the peripheral regions. Employing a temporal exponential random graph model on 248 regions for the period 2000-2016, we find that the two models coexist. We conclude that in the EU the city-regions act as both engines of generation of innovation and integrators of innovation actors.
2023
Istituto di Ricerca sulla Crescita Economica Sostenibile - IRCrES - Sede Secondaria Roma
Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Regionali Federali e sulle Autonomie - ISSIRFA
Innovation networks, network analysis, city-regions, network models
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