%0 Journal Article
%T Economic drivers in cross-border regional innovation systems
%A Annalisa Rizzo
%A Francesco Cappellano
%J Regional Studies, Regional Science
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2019.1663256
%X ABSTRACT This paper investigates the main forces driving economic integration in cross-border regions (CBRs). Drawing on the proximity framework, it contends that all four forms of proximity need to be stressed in cross-border regional economic integration discourses. The paper is based on a comparison of two cross-border regional contexts in North America, which have been investigated using a survey and semi-structured interviews. Based upon the data collected, the two case studies shed a light on cognitive proximity as an underestimated driver in CBRs. Moreover, the cross-border regional identity as well as the access to a talented workforce emerge as remarkable assets to leverage through appropriate cross-border regional policies
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21681376.2019.1663256