scholarly journals Incubators, accelerators and urban economic development

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110042
Author(s):  
Margarida Madaleno ◽  
Max Nathan ◽  
Henry Overman ◽  
Sevrin Waights
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intervention Design ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
Programme Outcomes

We combine theory and evidence on incubator and accelerator programmes and their effects on urban economic development. These structured co-working programmes have grown rapidly. However, a rich descriptive literature reveals little about their impact on participants or surrounding urban areas. We situate programmes in a conceptual framework of co-location tools, theorise objectives and benefits and report findings from systematic, OECD-wide reviews of the evaluation literature. These evaluations provide evidence that accelerators and incubators raise participant employment, with accelerators also aiding access to finance. Ecosystem features such as university involvement and urban economic conditions also influence programme outcomes. However, evaluation evidence is less clear on detailed intervention design. We consider wider lessons and lay out an agenda for future research.

Urban Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Wolman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Structural Transformations ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
National Economies

The economies of many urban areas in advanced Western countries are experiencing serious pressures as a result of changes in international and national economies, in technology, and in the pattern of demand. The process by which urban areas respond to these changes frequently results in profound structural transformations of metropolitan economies, accompanied by serious economic and social dislocations. Increasingly, governments have found it necessary to respond to these changes. This paper is a summary of these developments and provides a context for the theme papers which follow.

scholarly journals Economic Development and the Regulation of Morally Contentious Activities

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 76-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio J. Elías ◽  
Nicola Lacetera ◽  
Mario Macis ◽  
Paola Salardi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Gestational Surrogacy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

The regulation of many activities depends on whether societies consider them morally controversial or “repugnant.” Not only have regulation and related ethical concerns changed over time, but there is also heterogeneity across countries at a given time. We provide evidence of this heterogeneity for three morally contentious activities, abortion, prostitution, and gestational surrogacy, and explore the relationship between a country's economic conditions and how these activities are regulated. We propose a conceptual framework to identify mechanisms that can explain our findings (including the role of non-economic factors), and indicate directions for future research.

scholarly journals Anchoring the social economy at the metropolitan scale: Findings from the Liverpool City Region

Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802097265
Author(s):  
Matthew Thompson ◽  
Alan Southern ◽  
Helen Heap
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
City Region ◽  
Anchor Institutions ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Economies ◽  
The City

This article revisits debates on the contribution of the social economy to urban economic development, specifically focusing on the scale of the city region. It presents a novel tripartite definition – empirical, essentialist, holistic – as a useful frame for future research into urban social economies. Findings from an in-depth case study of the scale, scope and value of the Liverpool City Region’s social economy are presented through this framing. This research suggests that the social economy has the potential to build a workable alternative to neoliberal economic development if given sufficient tailored institutional support and if seen as a holistic integrated city-regional system, with anchor institutions and community anchor organisations playing key roles.

PLANNING CITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Dora Smolčić Jurdana ◽  
Zrinka Sušilović
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Cooperative Relationships ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
The City

Contemporary trends on the world tourism market show that the number of tourists attracted by the cities in growing. Urban tourism is a growing tourism market and especially are attractive the cities in Europe. The cities as an important tourist destinations came of age during 1980s. The local governments came to recognize that tourism could have a role in urban economic development. The invisibility of tourism in cities partly arises from the fact that many facilities are used both by residents and visitors. Improving these facilities therefore provides benefits for local residents as well as assisting the promotion of tourism. City tourism development plan should be prepared as an integral part of global economic and social development plan of the city, with the main aim to integrate the tourism in existing urban economic development, and at the same time to prevent conflict situations. Tourism development in the city needs a network and cooperative relationships between local government, tourist organization, tourist agencies and different organizations/institutions in the city; public-private partnership is a must. In the paper are analyzed the main attributes, principles and goals of the tourism in the cities.

Urban Economic Development

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Simmons ◽  
Marcia Bok ◽  
Nancy Churchill ◽  
Alice Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development
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