Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis

Markus Grillitsch; Markku Sotarauta; Björn Asheim; Rune Dahl Fitjar; Silje Haus-Reve; Jari Kolehmainen; Heli Kurikka; Karl Johan Lundquist; Mikhail Martynovich; Skirmante Monteilhet; Hjalti Nielsen; Magnus Nilsson; Josephine Rekers; Sami Sopanen; Linda Stihl

doi:10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095

Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis

Markus Grillitsch, Markku Sotarauta, Björn Asheim, Rune Dahl Fitjar, Silje Haus-Reve, Jari Kolehmainen, Heli Kurikka, Karl Johan Lundquist, Mikhail Martynovich, Skirmante Monteilhet, Hjalti Nielsen, Magnus Nilsson, Josephine Rekers, Sami Sopanen, Linda Stihl

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This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework to study agency over time and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on a unique dataset combining over 200 interviews, with printed and online sources, and quantitative data. The paper identifies which combinations of agency types and context conditions make industrial upgrading or diversification possible, and investigates how such combinations come into being. The causal claims from this analysis are illustrated with empirical examples and discussed in relation to previous literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	453–1468
Number of pages	16
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	57
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Economics

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entrepreneurship
industrial diversification
innovation
institutions
place-based leadership
regional development

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Regional Growth against all odds
Grillitsch, M. (Project coordinator), Dahl Fitjar, R. (Researcher), Haus-Reve, S. (Researcher), Kolehmainen, J. (Researcher), Kurikka, H. (Researcher), Kuusk, K. (Researcher), Lundquist, K.-J. (Researcher), Martynovich, M. (Researcher), Miörner, J. (Researcher), Nilsson, M. (Researcher), Rekers, J. (Researcher), Sotarauta, M. (Researcher), Wiig Aslesen, H. (Researcher) & Stihl, L. (Research student)
2017/08/01 → 2021/08/31
Project: Research

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Grillitsch, M., Sotarauta, M., Asheim, B., Fitjar, R. D., Haus-Reve, S., Kolehmainen, J., Kurikka, H., Lundquist, K. J., Martynovich, M., Monteilhet, S., Nielsen, H., Nilsson, M., Rekers, J., Sopanen, S., & Stihl, L. (2023). Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis. Regional Studies, 57(8), 453–1468. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095

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Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis

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