Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Delphine Gallaud Author-Name: Andr? Torre Title: Geographical proximity and circulation of knowledge through interfirm relationships Abstract: Geographical Proximity and Circulation of Knowledge Through Inter-Firm Cooperation (by Delphine Gallaud and Andr? Torre) - ABSTRACT: The production of scientific and technological innovations has become essential for many firms, but they are seldom in possession of all the necessary knowledge. Firms have recourse to external sources, such as cooperation with other firms or public organizations of research. In this article, we try to provide some answers to the following question. What is the role played by geographical and organized proximities in the context of external acquisitions of knowledge? How can these forms of proximity be used to help solve the conflicts that emerge during of an innovation project? First, we present works on spillovers claiming the importance of geographical proximity for circulation of knowledge. Having explained the relevance of permanent and temporary geographical proximity, we then turn to a discussion of conflicts between cooperators within innovation processes. The empirical study, based on a case study of French biotechnology firms, serves to prove our hypothesis that temporary geographical proximity plays an important role in resolving conflicts between innovators. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24549&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guido Ascari Author-Name: Valeria di Cosmo Title: Determinants of total factor productivity in the italian Regions Abstract: Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in the Italian Regions (by Guido Ascari e Valeria Di Cosmo) - ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the determinants of TFP for Italian regions. We find strong evidence in favour of the factors commonly suggested by the theoretical literature. In particular, our results points to research activity, human capital, social capital, infrastructures and agglomeration spillovers as the main determinants of TFP differences across Italian regions. Furthermore, we investigate the difference between Northern and Southern regions, finding significant differences, particularly regarding the effects of social capital and crime. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24550&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roberta Capello Author-Name: Roberto Camagni Title: Una valutazione dei benefici collettivi di un grande progetto urbano attraverso un indicatore sintetico: la rendita urbana Abstract: Una valutazione dei benefici collettivi di un grande progetto urbano attraverso un indicatore sintetico: la rendita urbana (di Roberto Camagni e Roberta Capello) - ABSTRACT: L?obiettivo generale dell?analisi ? quello di valutare i benefici sociali dell?ipotesi di un grande progetto urbano. La novit? dell?approccio ? l?utilizzo di un particolare indicatore per i benefici collettivi, dato dall?incremento di valore patrimoniale generato nell?area dal progetto stesso; questo valore, confrontato con le valutazioni tecniche dei costi del progetto, fornisce una valutazione della profittabilit? dell?intervento pubblico. La base teorica su cui poggia il lavoro ? quella della teoria della rendita del suolo urbano, ? la Alonso-Fujita, e della distinzione tra rendita differenziale e rendita assoluta. La misura dell?incremento di valore patrimoniale ? ottenuta dalla applicazione della metodologia dei prezzi edonici, che permette di ottenere proprio quei prezzi che il mercato immobiliare attribuisce implicitamente ad ogni singola caratteristica dell?immobile, fornendo un utile modo per sopperire alla mancanza di un mercato diretto per ogni singola caratteristica. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24551&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francesca Condino Title: La domanda di trasporto urbano: modelli logit per l'individuazione dei fattori dominanti Abstract: La domanda di trasporto urbano: modelli logit per l?individuazione dei fattori dominanti (di Francesca Condino) - ABSTRACT: Il presente lavoro pone l?attenzione sulla possibilit? di applicare modelli di tipo aleatorio, e pi? in particolare di regressione logistica, all?ambito della domanda di trasporto urbano. Con riguardo alla struttura del contributo, si pu? individuare una prima parte, relativa alla descrizione formale della metodologia proposta, ed una seconda parte riguardante invece un caso concreto di una cittadina calabrese dell?area cosentina, per la quale ? stato costruito un modello di emissione per spostamenti di tipo casa-acquisti. Scopo del lavoro ? valutare, non solo la possibilit? di applicazione delle modellizzazioni presentate, peraltro gi? ampiamente discusse (Cascetta, 1998), ma anche il potere interpretativo dei risultati ottenibili tramite questi approcci. A tal proposito, fondamentale ? la fase di interpretazione dei parametri, effettuata a partire dai cosiddetti odds ratios, la quale consente l?immediata individuazione dei fattori maggiormente influenti sulle scelte degli individui. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24552&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: John Parr Title: Spatial Planning: too little or too much? Abstract: Spatial Planning: Too Little or Too Much? (by John B. Parr) - ABSTRACT: Periodically, spatial planning gains an important position on the agenda of those concerned with the management of economic and social change. This tends to be the case in economies of the developed as well as the developing world. Attention is initially given to the nature of spatial planning and to some of the reasons why it might represent a justifiable involvement, both at the level of the nation and the region, where the implications of ignoring these concerns have sometimes been very serious. There is a further set of occasions, however, when spatial planning may be dangerous. Under these circumstances it is common for objectives to be phrased in spatial terms, and for non-spatial (e.g. sectoral or functional) concerns to be subordinated to spatial ones, in such a way that spatial planning assumes an unwarranted dominance in the overall planning process. The consequences of spatial factors exerting such a dominance are no less serious than the consequences of their being neglected. The discussion concludes with an examination of some of the more general difficulties that confront spatial planning. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24553&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002005 Number: 5 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Grazia Brunetta Title: Spatial planning. Theories, concepts, approaches. Comments about John Parr's paper Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24554&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002006 Number: 6 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andreas Faludi Title: Not getting to the bottom of it all? Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24555&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002007 Number: 7 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edoardo Salzano Title: Is spatial planning about real space? About a paper by John B. Parr Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24556&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002008 Number: 8 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luigi Mazza Title: Less in more Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24557&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002009 Number: 9 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paolo Ceccarelli Title: Some counter-arguments in favour of spatial planning Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24558&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002010 Number: 10 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paul Cheshire Title: The problems of two dimensional planning: an economic perspective Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2005/2 Year: 2005 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=24559&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/Scre2005-002011 Number: 11