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Innovation in cities: Science-based diversity, specialization and localized competition
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation and test whether the specialization of economic activities within a narrow concentrated set of activities is more conducive to knowledge spillovers or if diversity, by bringing together complementary activities, better promotes innovation.
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About: This article is published in European Economic Review. The article was published on 15 Feb 1999. The article focuses on the topics: Specialization (functional) & Innovation economics.
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