This study deals with the analysis of regional economic development in Europe. Specifically, it examines the extent to which the performance and characteristics of higher education systems (HESs) influence regional economic development. The analysis employs data at the regional level,…
This paper provides novel evidence on co-evolution patterns of the technological specialization of innovation activities of firms and academic institutions located in the same European region during the years from 2003 to 2014. We exploit a novel and unique dataset…
RISIS Research Seminar OCT 6, 2021 @ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Presenter: Mabel Sánchez Barrioluengo, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR). Alliance Manchester Business School. The University of Manchester Discussant: Mattia Cattaneo, Università degli studi di Begamo Abstract: The globalization of higher…
Expanding the geographical coverage of higher education is an important means to achieve two key objectives of the European Union Agenda for Higher Education. On the one hand, a broader geographical coverage lowers costs and barriers for students’ access to…
Using ETER data on the localization of Higher Education Institutions, a report of DG Regio shows that, in general, universities are quite widely distributed across Europe. In the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) area, an average of four…
This report by the European Commission provides a set of indicators of the cultural and creative performance of cities in Europe. 10% of the data for the indicator are derived from ETER, particularly data on the share of graduates by…
The main highlights of this policy brief are: Almost half of the HEIs in ETER are very small to small; 42% are medium-sized, and only 12% are large to very large. The size distribution of HEIs displays large differences between…
This policy brief highlights the potential of ETER data to study the regional distribution of HEIs and their contribution to regional development. The main highlights are: The regions with a large number of HEIs are large metropolitan areas (in particular…
