Heterogeneous impact of innovation on economic development: Evidence from EU regions

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dc.authorid0000-0002-4624-9413
dc.authorid0000-0001-5518-188X
dc.contributor.authorPinar, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKarahasan, Burhan Can
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:36Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the heterogeneous impact of innovation on economic development across European Union (EU) regions, with a focus on regional competitiveness driven by innovation-based capabilities. While innovation is a key driver of economic growth, its effects are not uniformly distributed. Using the Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression models, the study examines how different dimensions of innovation (technological readiness, business sophistication, and overall innovation capacity) affect regional GDP per capita. The results show that regions with higher innovation-based competitiveness generally achieve higher income levels. However, the impact of innovation is spatially uneven. While core EU regions (particularly, in Northern and Western Europe) benefit more strongly from innovation, peripheral regions (in Southern and Eastern Europe) often experience weaker and in some cases even negative, effects. These results highlight the importance of accounting for spatial variation when designing innovation and cohesion policies. The paper calls for tailored, place-based strategies to address regional disparities in innovation-driven development and suggests that current EU policies should be adjusted to better support lagging regions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103100
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103100
dc.identifier.issn0160-791X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3274
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105018082959
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103100
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10482
dc.identifier.volume84
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001593600600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofTechnology in Society
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectEu
dc.subjectSpatial Heterogeneity
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectEurope
dc.titleHeterogeneous impact of innovation on economic development: Evidence from EU regions
dc.typeArticle

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