scholarly journals Regional Economic Development, Human Capital and Transport Infrastructure in Greece: The Role of Geography

2017 ◽  
pp. 151-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassilis Tselios ◽  
Antonis Rovolis ◽  
Yannis Psycharis
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Regional Economic

Linkage Between Regional Accessibillity, Economic Development, and Logistic Infrastructure

2018 ◽  
pp. 719-744
Author(s):  
Ana Vulevic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
Regional Economic

This chapter reviews regional accessibility and relationship between regional accessibility, the logistic infrastructure and regional economic development. The purpose of this chapter is to emphasize the complexity and causality of this relationship. Transport infrastructure is an important policy instrument to promote regional economic development. In addition, development of logistics is a very important part of the transport policy, while accessibility is an important determinant of the attractiveness of regions for logistics activities. Accessibility indicators measure the benefits households and firms in a region enjoy from the existence and use of the transport infrastructure. Economic development may determine transportation needs and lead to infrastructure improvements and accessibility. The theoretically is defined and empirical evidence that transport accessibility suggests that there is a link between the accessibility of the region and its competitiveness and, therefore, regional economic growth.

scholarly journals What Do We Know about the University Contribution to Regional Economic Development? A Conceptual Framework

2020 ◽  
pp. 016001762090953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Brekke
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Knowledge Dynamics ◽  
The University

There are a rapidly growing number of scientific studies analyzing the role of university and higher educational institutions in regional economic development. In this study, the author reviews the rapidly growing body of research streaming out of the geography of innovation and knowledge with particular attention to the period from 1994 to 2019. The author discusses several seminal contributions on the role of universities in regional economic development and then applies a systematic literature review to the extant research of 193 articles. This literature review offers a conceptual framework by identifying four key topics found in the literature: organizational capacity, intermediaries, knowledge dynamics, and policy.

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