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How strong is the connection between innovation and geography?
David Luberoff addresses the issue for Xconomy, and reports on a new policy brief issued by Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.
An excerpt:
If the relationship between an abundance of smaller firms and urban success is real, Glaeser and Kerr ask, then why are some regions more entrepreneurial than others? One possibility is that there might be particularly high returns for entrepreneurs in particular places and in particular industries.
Arkansas has made strides in recent years in its nurturing of entrepreneurs and technology commercialization.
How closely connected is Arkansas’ regional economy with its level of entrepreneurship? Tell us what you think in comments.
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