← All articles

Photo · Gordon More

Disruptive innovation and spatial inequality

Thomas Kemeny, Sergio Petralia, Michael Storper · 2022 · Regional Studies

Summary. Disruptive innovations cluster geographically during industrial revolutions but disperse in other periods, according to analysis of US patents from 1920 to 2010. The locations capturing the most disruptive innovation shift substantially across industrial revolutions. Disruptive innovation significantly influences spatial patterns of economic output and income inequality across US regions.

Read the original

Cite this article

Kemeny, T., Petralia, S., & Storper, M.. (2022). Disruptive innovation and spatial inequality. Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2076824

Details

DOI
10.1080/00343404.2022.2076824
Countries
United States
Regions
North America
Categories
innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added
2026-04-28