Smart specializations and regional development in Poland
Loading...
Wojnicka-Sycz_Smart specializations and regional development_1.pdf (452.76 KB)
Authors
Date
2020
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Abstract
The article aims to evaluate the impact of industries indicated as smart specializations (SS) on regional development in Poland. Its purpose is to check if the smart specialization policy, designed as a concentration and diffusion based one, achieves the desired effects. It is done using spatial panel models for the years 2012–2017 for Polish voivodeships and by literature review. The analysis showed a positive impact on GDP per capita of the increase in employment in industries connected with regional smart specialization priority areas. The results may be used by politicians to justify further application of the smart specialization concept in regional development and innovation policy. The article responds to the lack of studies on the relation between smart specialization and regional development that would be based on variables directly reflecting SS areas.
Description
Description
Keywords
Citation
Wojnicka-Sycz, E. (2020). Smart specializations and regional development in Poland. In A. Ujwary-Gil & M. Gancarczyk (Eds.), New Challenges in Economic Policy, Business, and Management (pp. 33-55). Warsaw: Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences.