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Smart specialization policy in the European Union: relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification

Pierre-Alexandre BallandDepartment of Economic Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2787-4376View further author information
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Ron BoschmaDepartment of Economic Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.Correspondence[email protected]
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Joan CrespoLEREPS, Institute of Political Studies, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France. [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-8158View further author information
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David L. RigbyDepartment of Geography, University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [email protected]View further author information
Pages 1252-1268 | Received 23 Jun 2017, Published online: 06 Mar 2018

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