Creative service business and regional performance

Authors: Rafael Boix Blanca DeMiguelMolina JoseLuis HervasOliver

Publish Date: 2012/09/06

Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 381-398

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Abstract

The study shows the important impact that the creative service business exerts on the wealth of European regions The study disentangles the differences between creative service business and other noncreative service business and explores how much each type of service business contributes to the wealth of the European regions Most importantly the study provides robust evidence about the fact that creative service business industries present the highest impact on the wealth of the European regions The study has important implications for scholars and policymakers focusing specifically on the type of service business that should be promoted by regional governmentsThe authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Universitat Politècnica de València Spain for financially supporting this research ECO201017318 MICINN Project and Research Project n 2677UPV Dr HervasOliver acknowledges funding from the Generalitat Valenciana Conselleria d’Educació BEST 2011 London School of Economics and Political Science and the enormous support received from the London School of Economics

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