Territorial Data Analysis and Modelling Newsletter

On the policy side, TEDAM results were included in the Ninth Cohesion Report published by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) in March 2024.

In June 2024, TEDAM results were included in the Report on Science, Research and Innovation Performance in the EU published by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD).  

This Newsletter also lists a number of new articles dealing with both cohesion policy and innovation in journals such as JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Economic Systems, and Papers in Regional Science. 

1. 14th World Conference of the RSAI (Regional Science Association International) in Kecskemét, Hungary (8-11 April 2024)
2. AISRE (Associazione Italiana di Scienze REgionali) XLV Annual Scientific Conference in Torino, Italy (4-6 September 2024)
3. 63rd ERSA (European Regional Science Association) Congress in Isla Terceira, Portugal (26-30 August 2024)
4. XLVIII Reunión de Estudios Regionales in Cuenca, Spain (16-18 October 2024)

Moreover, the TEDAM team is organising one session at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2024 (7-10 October 2024). 

The scientific evidence provided by the TEDAM team is summarised in the following policy briefs of the Territorial Development Insights Series:

• Marques Santos, A., Barbero, J., and Salotti, S. (2024). Measuring transition to a competitive and sustainable economy. JRC136629.
• Christou, T., García Rodríguez, A., Heidelk, T., Lazarou, N., Monfort, P., and Salotti, S. (2024). A RHOMOLO assessment of 2014-2027 cohesion policy. JRC136790.
• Gianelle, C., Guzzo, F., Barbero, J., and Salotti, S. (2024). The economic implications of Smart Specialisation governance. JRC136582.
• Marques Santos, A., Barbero, J., Salotti, S., and Conte, A. (2024). Digitalisation and employment in the EU 1995-2019. JRC136551.

The scientific evidence provided by the TEDAM team is summarised in the following policy briefs of the Territorial Development Insights Series:

• Marques Santos, A., and Molica, F. (2024). In search for the best match. Complementarities between R&I funds across EU regions. JRC137680.
• Marques Santos, A., Molica, F., and Conte, A. (2024). Assessing economic divide across EU regions between 2000 and 2021. JRC136779.
• Lalanne, M., and Meyer, N. (2024). Research and innovation collaboration networks across EU regions over 2014-2020. JRC136781.

• Marques Santos, A., Conte, A., and Molica, F. (2024). Financial absorption of cohesion policy: How do programmes and territorial characteristics influence the pace of spending?. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies online.
• Molica, F. (2024). Reassessing cohesion policy through the lens of the new EU industrial policy. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies online.
• Gianelle, C., Guzzo, F., Barbero, J., and Salotti, S. (2024). The governance of regional innovation policy and its economic implications. The Annals of Regional Science 72(4), 1231-1254.
• Molica, F. (2024). Regional innovation policy and directionality: exploring the role of conditionality. European Planning Studies 32(8), 1653-1670.
• Marques Santos, A., Cincera, M., and Cerulli, G. (2024). Sources of financing: Which ones are more effective in innovation-growth linkage? Economic Systems 48(2), 101177.
• Cincera, M., Ince, E., and Marques Santos, A. (2024). Revisiting the innovation-competition nexus: Evidence from worldwide manufacturing and service industries. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 69, 586-603.
• Marques Santos, A., and Conte, A. (2024). Regional participation to Research and Innovation programmes under Next Generation EU: The Portuguese case. Papers in Regional Science 103(1), 100006.