Knowledge flows, technological change and regional growth in the European Union

Knowledge as a Driver of Technological Change and Regional Growth.- Innovative, Technological, and Growth Capacities of the EU Regions.- Determinants of RISs' Efficiency of the EU Regions.- The Role of Intra-, Inter- and Extra-Regional Sources of Knowledge Spillovers in the EU Regions. Evidence from High-Tech Industries.- Localized Knowledge Spillovers, Agglomeration Externalities, and the Technological Dynamic in High-Tech Industries. Evidence Based on the EU Regions.- Knowledge Spillovers, Technological Change, and Regional Growth. The Empirical Evidence of the EU Regions.- Final Remarks and Implications.