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Regional disparities and spatial clustering are ubiquitous in today’s world. This study contributes with empirical findings on the distribution of European research and patenting activity since the 1980s at the regional level. Besides a general theoretical part, it offers a quantitative clustering analysis, which makes use of EPO patent applications and a harmonized regional and technological classification. Moreover, the pan-European study incorporates a structural analysis of inter-regional co-patenting networks at the regional and technological level that covers the 1990s and 2000s. Finally, European regional income and growth disparities are addressed by placing emphasis on the spatial distribution of research activity and the regional settlement structure.

Technological innovations --- Industrial clusters --- Research --- Patents --- Regional planning --- Innovations --- Grappes industrielles --- Recherche --- Brevets d'invention --- Aménagement du territoire --- Economic aspects --- Aspect économique --- Inventions --- Regions --- Industrial clusters -- Europe. --- Inventions -- Europe -- Regions. --- Patents -- Europe -- Regions. --- Regional planning -- Europe. --- Research -- Europe -- Regions. --- Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Europe. --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- 338.043 --- 338.43 --- 338.6 --- Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica. --- Regionaal beleid. Industriële ontwikkeling en omschakeling van bepaalde regio's. Nieuwe industrieën. --- Wetenschappelijk onderzoek en ontwikkeling. --- Regions. --- Aménagement du territoire --- Aspect économique --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Creative ability in technology --- Research, Industrial --- Industrial property --- Intangible property --- Science --- Science research --- Scientific research --- Information services --- Learning and scholarship --- Methodology --- Research teams --- Agglomerations, Industrial --- Cluster industries --- Clusters, Industrial --- Firm clusters --- Industrial agglomerations --- Industry clusters --- Business networks --- Government policy --- Prior art (Patent law) --- Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica --- Regionaal beleid. Industriële ontwikkeling en omschakeling van bepaalde regio's. Nieuwe industrieën --- Wetenschappelijk onderzoek en ontwikkeling --- Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Europe --- Industrial clusters - Europe --- Research - Europe - Regions --- Patents - Europe - Regions --- Inventions - Europe - Regions --- Regional planning - Europe --- Christ --- Clustering --- concentration of technology fields --- Erfindernetzwerke --- Europäische Patentanmeldungen --- Europe --- Growth --- Innovationscluster --- Innovative --- inventorship clustering analysis --- Kern-Peripherie-Struktur --- Networks --- Patenting --- Places --- Räumliche Disparität --- European R&amp --- D networks