Roberta Capello

Bio: Roberta Capello is an academic researcher from Polytechnic University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Globalization & Regional economics. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 287 publications receiving 7089 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberta Capello include Bocconi University & Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Spatial Transfer of Knowledge in High Technology Milieux: Learning Versus Collective Learning Processes

Abstract: CAPELLO R. (1999) Spatial transfer of knowledge in high technology milieux: learning versus collective learning processes, Reg. Studies 33 , 353‐365 . An analysis of the definitions provided so far in the literature shows ambiguities in the conceptualization of collective learning. A parallel analysis of the concepts of learning and collective learning is provided, and similarities and differences underlined. One of the main distinguishing features of collective learning is embedded in the element of ‘club externality', while ‘continuity' and ‘dynamic synergies' are common properties of learning and collective learning. These reflections lead to some interesting empirical questions which are investigated in the empirical part of the paper. In particular, the empirical analysis addresses the questions: (1) is it true that collective learning is not the result of co-operative behaviour, but of a collective behaviour; and (2) is it true that collective learning is the way of achieving new creative resources ...

Collective Learning and Relational Capital in Local Innovation Processes

Abstract: Capello R. and Faggian A. (2005) Collective learning and relational capital in local innovation processes, Regional Studies39, 75-87. Innovative capacity of firms has traditionally been explained through intra-firm characteristics. In the more recent literature, much emphasis has been put on determinants that are external to the firm. These external factors, called knowledge spillovers, refer to the positive externalities that firms receive in terms of knowledge from the environment in which they operate. Geographers and industrial economists underline the importance of knowledge spillovers. As the paper underlines, an important difference exists between the approach of knowledge spillover and that of socialized processes of local knowledge creation developed by regional economists; while in the former, the mere probability of contacts explains local knowledge transfer, in the latter, the channels through which knowledge spills over a local area are clearly identified in the relational capital of the area...

The City Network Paradigm: Measuring Urban Network Externalities:

Abstract: In recent years, network behaviour has been analysed extensively as the emerging model for economic growth. By network behaviour, a metaphor for co-operative behaviour among individuals, corporate ...

Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Abstract: Contents: Introduction: Regional Growth and Development Theories in the Twenty-first Century - Recent Theoretical Advances and Future Challenges Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp PART I: GROWTH THEORIES AND SPACE 1. Theories of Agglomeration and Regional Economic Growth: A Historical Review Philip McCann and Frank van Oort 2. Space, Growth and Development Roberta Capello 3. Location/Allocation of Regional Growth Gunther Maier and Michaela Trippl 4. Regional Growth and Trade in the New Economic Geography and Other Recent Theories Kieran P. Donaghy 5. Endogenous Growth Theories: Agglomeration Benefits and Transportation Costs G. Alfredo Minerva and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano PART II: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES: REGIONAL PRODUCTION FACTORS 6. Agglomeration, Productivity and Regional Growth: Production Theory Approaches Jeffrey P. Cohen and Catherine J. Morrison Paul 7. Territorial Capital and Regional Development Roberto Camagni 8. Human Capital and Regional Development Alessandra Faggian and Philip McCann 9. Infrastructure and Regional Development Johannes Brocker and Piet Rietveld 10. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Manfred M. Fischer and Peter Nijkamp PART III: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES: INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND SPACE 11. Knowledge Spillovers, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development David B. Audretsch and T. Taylor Aldridge 12. R&D Spillovers and Regional Growth Daria Denti 13. Knowledge and Regional Development Borje Johansson and Charlie Karlsson 14. Agglomeration Externalities, Innovation and Regional Growth: Theoretical Perspectives and Meta-Analysis Henri L.F. de Groot, Jacques Poot and Martijn J. Smit 15. Sustainable Development and Regional Growth Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Peter Nijkamp PART IV: REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT METHODS 16. Measuring Agglomeration Ryohei Nakamura and Catherine J. Morrison Paul 17. Measuring the Regional Divide Roberto Ezcurra and Andres Rodriguez-Pose 18. Measuring Regional Endogenous Growth Robert J. Stimson, Alistair Robson and Tung-Kai Shyy 19. Regional Growth and Convergence: Heterogeneous Reaction versus Interaction in Spatial Econometric Approaches Cem Ertur and Julie Le Gallo 20. CGE Modeling in Space: A Survey Kieran P. Donaghy 21. Modern Regional Input-Output and Impact Analyses Jan Oosterhaven and Karen R. Polenske PART V: REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES 22. Institutions and Regional Development T.R. Lakshmanan and Kenneth J. Button 23. Regional Policy: Rationale, Foundations and Measurement of its Effects Jouke van Dijk, Henk Folmer and Jan Oosterhaven 24. New Regional Policies for Less Developed Areas: The Case of India Maria Abreu and Maria Savona 25. Economic Decline and Public Intervention: Do Special Economic Zones Matter? Peter Friedrich and Chang Woon Nam Index

The European commission

Abstract: 2 1 The innovative transport systems and the CityMobil project 10 1.1 The research questions 10 2 The state of art in the field of automatic transport systems 12 2.1 Case studies and demand studies for innovative transport systems 12 3 The design and implementation of surveys 14 3.1 Definition of experimental design 14 3.2 Questionnaire design and delivery 16 3.3 First analyses on the collected sample 18 4 Calibration of Logit Multionomial demand models 21 4.1 Methodology 21 4.2 Calibration of the “full” model. 22 4.3 Calibration of the “final” model 24 4.4 The demand analysis through the final Multinomial Logit model 25 5 The analysis of interaction between the demand and socioeconomic attributes 31 5.1 Methodology 31 5.2 Application of Mixed Logit models to the demand 31 5.3 Analysis of the interactions between demand and socioeconomic attributes through Mixed Logit models 32 5.4 Mixed Logit model and interaction between age and the demand for the CTS 38 5.5 Demand analysis with Mixed Logit model 39 6 Final analyses and conclusions 45 6.1 Comparison between the results of the analyses 45 6.2 Conclusions 48 6.3 Answers to the research questions and future developments 52

Social Capital, Networks, and Knowledge Transfer

Abstract: We examine how social capital dimensions of networks affect the transfer of knowledge between network members. We distinguish among three common network types: intracorporate networks, strategic alliances, and industrial districts. Using a social capital framework, we identify structural, cognitive, and relational dimensions for the three network types. We then link these social capital dimensions to the conditions that facilitate knowledge transfer. In doing so, we propose a set of conditions that promote knowledge transfer for the different network types.

Economy and Society

Abstract: The four Visegrad states — Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia (until 1993 Czechoslovakia) and Hungary — form a compact area between Germany and Austria in the west and the states of the former USSR in the east. They are bounded by the Baltic in the north and the Danube river in the south. They are cut by the Sudeten and Carpathian mountain ranges, which divide Poland off from the other states. Poland is an extension of the North European plain and like the latter is drained by rivers that flow from south to north west — the Oder, the Vlatava and the Elbe, the Vistula and the Bug. The Danube is the great exception, flowing from its source eastward, turning through two 90-degree turns to end up in the Black Sea, forming the barrier and often the political frontier between central Europe and the Balkans. Hungary to the east of the Danube is also an open plain. The region is historically and culturally part of western Europe, but its eastern Marches now represents a vital strategic zone between Germany and the core of the European Union to the west and the Russian zone to the east.

The Oxford Handbook of Innovation

Abstract: This handbook looks to provide academics and students with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the phenomenon of innovation. Innovation spans a number of fields within the social sciences and humanities: Management, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Politics, Psychology, and History. Consequently, the rapidly increasing body of literature on innovation is characterized by a multitude of perspectives based on, or cutting across, existing disciplines and specializations. Scholars of innovation can come from such diverse starting points that much of this literature can be missed, and so constructive dialogues missed. The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Innovation have carefully selected and designed twenty-one contributions from leading academic experts within their particular field, each focusing on a specific aspect of innovation. These have been organized into four main sections, the first of which looks at the creation of innovations, with particular focus on firms and networks. Section Two provides an account of the wider systematic setting influencing innovation and the role of institutions and organizations in this context. Section Three explores some of the diversity in the working of innovation over time and across different sectors of the economy, and Section Four focuses on the consequences of innovation with respect to economic growth, international competitiveness, and employment. An introductory overview, concluding remarks, and guide to further reading for each chapter, make this handbook a key introduction and vital reference work for researchers, academics, and advanced students of innovation. Contributors to this volume - Jan Fagerberg, University of Oslo William Lazonick, INSEAD Walter W. Powell, Stanford University Keith Pavitt, SPRU Alice Lam, Brunel University Keith Smith, INTECH Charles Edquist, Linkoping David Mowery, University of California, Berkeley Mary O'Sullivan, INSEAD Ove Granstrand, Chalmers Bjorn Asheim, University of Lund Rajneesh Narula, Copenhagen Business School Antonello Zanfei, Urbino Kristine Bruland, University of Oslo Franco Malerba, University of Bocconi Nick Von Tunzelmann, SPRU Ian Miles, University of Manchester Bronwyn Hall, University of California, Berkeley Bart Verspagen , ECIS Francisco Louca, ISEG Manuel M. Godinho, ISEG Richard R. Nelson, Mario Pianta, Urbino Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Aalborg