Innovation in Europe: A Tale of Networks, Knowledge and Trade in Five Cities

James Simmie, James Sennett, Peter Wood, Doug Hart · 2002 · Regional Studies

Summary. This paper analyzes innovation patterns across five European cities—Amsterdam, London, Milan, Paris, and Stuttgart—using firm surveys. Regional cities like Stuttgart and Milan show innovation more tightly linked to regional and national economies, while world cities like Paris and London engage more internationally. The research demonstrates that international trading systems between firms, crucial for knowledge acquisition and innovation inputs, are key features of innovation geography, challenging overgeneralized network theories.

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  title   = {Innovation in Europe: A Tale of Networks, Knowledge and Trade in Five Cities},
  author  = {James Simmie and James Sennett and Peter Wood and Doug Hart},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2002},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343400120099852},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400120099852}
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DOI

10.1080/00343400120099852

Countries

Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28