New Publication: Regional process knowledge circular economy innovation

Dr. Sebastian Losacker has co-authored a new article with Gloria Cicerone, Sandro Montresor and Francesco Rentocchini titled 

 "Trust the process: Regional process knowledge and the geography of circular economy innovation in Europe" published in European Urban and Regional Studies. 

The study examines regional innovation activity in the circular economy and its uneven spatial distribution across Europe. It focuses on how the composition of regional knowledge bases is related to innovation activities, distinguishing between knowledge related to the invention of novel products (product knowledge) and knowledge related to the development of new production processes (process knowledge).

The findings show that a higher share of process knowledge within a region’s knowledge base is associated with greater innovation intensity in the circular economy. The study thus contributes to the literature on the geographies of the circular economy and highlights the importance of place-based policy approaches for fostering such innovations.

The article is published open access and can be accessed here.