Blar i Department of Economics and Business Administration på forfatter "Broekel, Tom"
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Saved by the news? COVID-19 in German news and its relationship with regional mobility behaviour
Ozgun, Burcu; Broekel, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)There are substantial differences across regions regarding COVID-19 infections and deaths, which are partly explained by differences in practicing social distancing. In this paper we argue that the portrayal of COVID-19 ... -
Subsidized to change ? The impact of R & D policy on regional technological diversification
Mewes, Lars; Broekel, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Previous research shows ample evidence that regional diversification is strongly path dependent, as regions are more likely to diversify into related than unrelated activities. In this paper, we ask whether contemporary ... -
Technological Complexity and Economic Growth of Regions. Regional Studies
Broekel, Tom; Mewes, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)One the one hand, complex technologies offer substantial economic benefits, and on the other, they are difficult to invent and to imitate, and they refuse a fast dissemination. This two-sidedness motivates the idea that ...