by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar
Raj Kharel & I on the limits of local autonomy in an emerging country in our new World Development paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
by Justin Wolfers — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar, Eva Sierminska, Bas Jacobs , and 1 more Rune Dahl Fitjar, Eva Sierminska, Bas Jacobs, Aurélien Eyquem
Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar
by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar, Davide Consoli
High-tech #clusters thrive while others wither; green tech demands raw materials extracted at human cost.
Check the intro to the @regionalstudies.bsky.social issue on the dark side of #innovation doi.org/10.1080/0034...
by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar
Research with Muringani & @fitjar.bsky.social shows that regions with strong #trust convert good governance and social cohesion into lasting prosperity.
Trust is more than a social good; it's a driver of progress.
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
We are hiring two PhD candidates to work on a project on the Nordic battery value chain and its impacts on host regions. Full details on the position and how to apply at this link:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar
Research with @JMuringani & @fitjar shows that political #trust is a key engine of #progress.
Without it, even great policies falter.
Building trust is how economies can break stagnation and makea significant economic leap.
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar, Tom Broekel
Innovation thrives on place-sensitive strategies, not on imitation.
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar, Tom Broekel, Dieter F. Kogler
𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
(just published in 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴).
Curious why regions copy each other? Let’s dig in. 🧵
Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar, Grant Allan, Marco Sanfilippo
academic.oup.com/joeg/pages/g...
by Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose — Reposted by: Rune Dahl Fitjar
Research in @economyandspace by Grillitsch, @fitjar.bsky.social et al. shows that bold, local agency—entrepreneurs, reformers, visionaries—creates opportunities.
Growth lies in people’s ambitions, not the map’s margins 🌍 doi.org/10.1177/0308...