caa a22 4500 606165401 CHVBK 20210128100653.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00168-015-0680-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00168-015-0680-2 Variety, economic growth and knowledge intensity of European regions: a spatial panel analysis [Elektronische Daten] [Nicola Cortinovis, Frank van Oort] Although the theoretical framework on agglomeration externalities and the channels through which they influence the regional economy appear well established, the empirical evidence on their magnitude and impact has been rather ambiguous and inconclusive. Applying the concepts of related and unrelated variety to an interregional European dataset and using spatial panel analysis, this paper provides critical information on the type and functioning of agglomeration externalities in relation to regional heterogeneity in knowledge intensity and innovation. We demonstrate that modeling this regional heterogeneity in a spatial panel setting is a crucial condition for identifying the positive agglomeration effects of (un)related variety on regional growth. The outcomes have substantial implications for European regional policy: We argue that policies should be both conceptually enriched and more empirically informed. The Author(s), 2015 Cortinovis Nicola Heidelberglaan 2 (Room 619), Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands aut van Oort Frank Heidelberglaan 2 (Room 603), Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands aut The Annals of Regional Science Springer Berlin Heidelberg 55/1(2015-10-01), 7-32 0570-1864 55:1<7 2015 55 168 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-015-0680-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-015-0680-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cortinovis Nicola Heidelberglaan 2 (Room 619), Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Oort Frank Heidelberglaan 2 (Room 603), Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Annals of Regional Science Springer Berlin Heidelberg 55/1(2015-10-01), 7-32 0570-1864 55:1<7 2015 55 168