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Digitisation breaks down traditional industry and sector boundaries and fuels new work structures and networks. By using linked employer–employee data for Norway (years 2013–2017), we address two research questions: whether some parts of the economy increasingly need people who are “specialised” in ICT, in the sense that the main focus of their formal education is ICT, and whether the ongoing digitisation processes in the Norwegian economy have altered the complementarities between ICT education and other types of formal education. By means of a shift-share analysis, we disentangle the contributions to employment deriving from variation in the education mix within the sectors. We also observe the recent labour flows of ICT-educated workers across sectors of the Norwegian economy. Then, an establishment-level analysis sheds light on possible evolutions of the complementarity of ICT education with other types of education. Public administration and health are revealed to be increasingly important attractors for ICT-educated people. Nonetheless, the ICT industries still employ many ICT-educated individuals and they are becoming more specialised, possibly as outsourcees of services to other industries. Finally, flows of ICT-educated employees from and to the sales sector and the publishing and audiovisual industries suggest an evolving knowledge content in these areas of the economy.
Marco Capasso; Michael Mark. The Evolving Economic Employment of ICT Education: The Case of Norway. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8476 .
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Michael Mark. The Evolving Economic Employment of ICT Education: The Case of Norway. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8476.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Michael Mark. 2021. "The Evolving Economic Employment of ICT Education: The Case of Norway." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8476.
This paper focuses on path development processes after a sudden path exhaustion. We analyse the decline, the closure and the attempts at the re-orientation of a forestry-based industry agglomeration in Southern Norway, located around the municipality of Hønefoss. In particular, this paper focuses on the Treklyngen holding company in Hønefoss. This paper explores how policy may be influenced by and built upon regional capabilities to support new path development in the aftermath of path exhaustion. It also shows how natural resources and institutional endowments could contribute to path development, under such difficult circumstances in a peripheral region.
Antje Klitkou; Marco Capasso; Teis Hansen. Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion. European Planning Studies 2021, 1 -18.
AMA StyleAntje Klitkou, Marco Capasso, Teis Hansen. Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion. European Planning Studies. 2021; ():1-18.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntje Klitkou; Marco Capasso; Teis Hansen. 2021. "Understanding conditions for path development after path exhaustion." European Planning Studies , no. : 1-18.
This study offers a reflection about the ongoing debate on “degrowth” and “green growth”, as depicted in the Norwegian mass media. It addresses the following two interrelated research questions. How do the topics of public debate, where the concepts of degrowth and green growth are used, connect and overlap? In these connections and overlaps, how do the two concepts relate to each other? We read all the articles published in Norway on ten newspapers and magazines, which have mentioned “degrowth” or “green growth” since January 2018, to identify recurring interpretations of the two concepts and related social and political dilemmas. Then, we isolate elements in the articles, which may represent sources of discord and misunderstanding, and synthesize them into “core” topics, to provide a simplified basis for future debates.
Marco Capasso. Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway. Sustainability 2021, 13, 698 .
AMA StyleMarco Capasso. Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):698.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso. 2021. "Degrowth or Green Growth: A Reflection on the Recent Public Discourse in Norway." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 698.
Bioeconomy is a concept increasingly used to circumscribe that part of the economy which depends on the utilisation of biomass. Recent empirical analyses of the European Union bioeconomies have adopted a definition of bioeconomy which also encompasses activities in “hybrid” sectors; inputs for these sectors include not only biomass, but also a relevant share of other materials. We use the same definition to assess the features and evolution of the bioeconomy in Norway. The Norwegian bioeconomy is complex, both in terms of sectoral composition and of technological development. Our analysis builds upon national statistics on value added and employment as well as on expert interviews, aimed at detecting Norway’s peculiarities in terms of biomass utilisation. We find that the Norwegian bioeconomy has strongly increased its productivity in recent years. An astonishingly high peak in productivity is registered for fishing and aquaculture, whose value added has evolved massively; at the same time, pharmaceuticals are experiencing a dramatic shift toward bio-based production. General trends in the country’s bioeconomy have thus emerged from different transformation pathways across sectors. Our empirical analysis leads to formulating a general reflection about the definition of bioeconomy and its implications for socioeconomic quantitative studies.
Marco Capasso; Antje Klitkou. Socioeconomic Indicators to Monitor Norway’s Bioeconomy in Transition. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3173 .
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Antje Klitkou. Socioeconomic Indicators to Monitor Norway’s Bioeconomy in Transition. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3173.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Antje Klitkou. 2020. "Socioeconomic Indicators to Monitor Norway’s Bioeconomy in Transition." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3173.
Governments in countries across the world increasingly adopt the “green growth” discourse to underline their ambition for the greening of their economies. The central tenet of this narrative is the economic opportunities rather than challenges arising from the pursuit of environmental sustainability. Our paper synthesises insights from 113 recent scientific articles, dealing with both environmental issues and economic growth, as well as innovation. Our ambition is exploratory in attempting to take stock of heterogeneous contributions across the spectrum of social science. The articles have been reviewed with a focus on six themes, derived from current discussions in economic geography and transition studies: skills, technology, physical resources, markets, institutions and policies. Four major implications emerge from the review. First, green growth requires competences that allow for handling complex, non-routine situations – in both the private and the public sector. Second, technological progress should be directed towards greener technologies, to avoid investments funds being channelled to brown technologies for short-term returns. Third, our knowledge of the opportunities for achieving green growth must base upon a joint assessment of market failures, structural system failures and transformational system failures. Finally, greater attention should be devoted to the geography of green growth processes at different scales.
Marco Capasso; Teis Hansen; Jonas Heiberg; Antje Klitkou; Markus Steen. Green growth – A synthesis of scientific findings. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2019, 146, 390 -402.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Teis Hansen, Jonas Heiberg, Antje Klitkou, Markus Steen. Green growth – A synthesis of scientific findings. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2019; 146 ():390-402.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Teis Hansen; Jonas Heiberg; Antje Klitkou; Markus Steen. 2019. "Green growth – A synthesis of scientific findings." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 146, no. : 390-402.
Organic waste and other residual materials from bio-based industries and households are of increasing value in today’s economy. Substances that have long represented a cost to the economy are now becoming a valuable resource. Exploiting the full potential of these resources requires increased innovation and systemic change as well as better regulation and governance – or, in other words, a transition to a sustainable bioeconomy.
Antje Klitkou; Arne Martin Fevolden; Marco Capasso. Introduction. From Waste to Value 2019, 1 -16.
AMA StyleAntje Klitkou, Arne Martin Fevolden, Marco Capasso. Introduction. From Waste to Value. 2019; ():1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntje Klitkou; Arne Martin Fevolden; Marco Capasso. 2019. "Introduction." From Waste to Value , no. : 1-16.
In the following sections we explain how the book has answered the raised expectations for the main thematic issues introduced in the first chapter, such as circularity across established sectors, regional embedding and geographical context of waste valorisation, resource ownership and interfirm governance, and policy and regulations of waste valorisation. We also highlight possible future research perspectives for these themes.
Antje Klitkou; Arne Martin Fevolden; Marco Capasso. Conclusions. From Waste to Value 2019, 293 -301.
AMA StyleAntje Klitkou, Arne Martin Fevolden, Marco Capasso. Conclusions. From Waste to Value. 2019; ():293-301.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntje Klitkou; Arne Martin Fevolden; Marco Capasso. 2019. "Conclusions." From Waste to Value , no. : 293-301.
For decades, the forestry-based industry in Norway has specialised in pulp and paper production. Huge volumes of forest resources, including residues and side-streams, have been channelled into this industry. However, the recent decline in European pulp and paper production has had a tremendous impact on the market possibilities of Norwegian forestry residues. This chapter explores how different specific regional contexts within Norway are affecting the emergence of novel pathways for valorising forestry residues. In particular, we analyse and compare new path development processes in three Norwegian regions specialising in forest-based value creation. The main empirical sources for the study are interviews with representatives of and collaborators with three companies, each of which plays a major role in the three regions’ development: Norske Skog Skogn at Fiborgtangen, Trøndelag; Treklyngen in Hønefoss, Buskerud; and Borregaard in Sarpsborg, Østfold. The three cases suggest that forest-based waste valorisation often originates in the co-location of activities belonging to different value chains. Such activities can be performed by a firm operating in different lines, or by different firms, possibly belonging to different sectors. In both cases, the presence of a strong and innovative private actor in a region raises the region’s chances of waste valorisation.
Antje Klitkou; Marco Capasso; Teis Hansen; Julia Szulecka. New path development for forest-based value creation in Norway. From Waste to Value 2019, 73 -90.
AMA StyleAntje Klitkou, Marco Capasso, Teis Hansen, Julia Szulecka. New path development for forest-based value creation in Norway. From Waste to Value. 2019; ():73-90.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntje Klitkou; Marco Capasso; Teis Hansen; Julia Szulecka. 2019. "New path development for forest-based value creation in Norway." From Waste to Value , no. : 73-90.
The Nordic economies build largely on bio-economies. The potential to generate value from biomass that has traditionally been wasted offers an interesting value proposition in Nordic countries. But how do economic actors generate value from organic waste streams? Who are these actors, what do they do, why and with whom? The existing evidence on these basic issues is sparse and tends to be limited to specific (usually ‘success’) cases. The lack of more general (and generalisable) information serves furthermore to obscure important issues, such as the problems that both established and new actors face along the valorisation pathway. This in turn makes policymaking tricky. This chapter uses three empirical approaches to take stock of entities that are actively involved in extracting value from organic waste streams in Norway.
Eric Iversen; Marco Capasso; Kristoffer Rørstad. Actors and innovators in the circular bioeconomy. From Waste to Value 2019, 211 -230.
AMA StyleEric Iversen, Marco Capasso, Kristoffer Rørstad. Actors and innovators in the circular bioeconomy. From Waste to Value. 2019; ():211-230.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEric Iversen; Marco Capasso; Kristoffer Rørstad. 2019. "Actors and innovators in the circular bioeconomy." From Waste to Value , no. : 211-230.
Our study explores research avenues that can help policymakers to assess regional capabilities for ‘green’ economic restructuring. After reviewing the relevant literature, and envisioning research paths which consider both market transactions and externalities, we propose possible ways to translate past research findings into novel statistical tools. Our point of departure is the ‘skill relatedness’ among economic sectors in Norway, as inferred from intersectoral labour flows (years 2008–2014). Then, on the basis of the industrial composition in each of the 161 Norwegian labour market areas, candidate regions that could benefit the most from a ‘green’ restructuring policy, aimed at photovoltaics in our empirical example, are brought forward.
Marco Capasso; Eric James Iversen; Antje Klitkou; Tore Sandven. Which region to choose for an industrial policy? A research path to highlight restructuring opportunities. European Planning Studies 2019, 27, 1461 -1482.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Eric James Iversen, Antje Klitkou, Tore Sandven. Which region to choose for an industrial policy? A research path to highlight restructuring opportunities. European Planning Studies. 2019; 27 (8):1461-1482.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Eric James Iversen; Antje Klitkou; Tore Sandven. 2019. "Which region to choose for an industrial policy? A research path to highlight restructuring opportunities." European Planning Studies 27, no. 8: 1461-1482.
Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for 1999–2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, it uses a structural vector autoregressive model in which the causal directions between KIBS and other sectors are examined including various time lags. Results show that although regional growth has a negative short-term effect on KIBS, KIBS growth has a long-term positive effect on the whole regional economy. This confirms the claim that KIBS can play a key role in regional policies
Thomas Brenner; Marco Capasso; Matthias Duschl; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies 2017, 52, 172 -183.
AMA StyleThomas Brenner, Marco Capasso, Matthias Duschl, Koen Frenken, Tania Treibich. Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth. Regional Studies. 2017; 52 (2):172-183.
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas Brenner; Marco Capasso; Matthias Duschl; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. 2017. "Causal relations between knowledge-intensive business services and regional employment growth." Regional Studies 52, no. 2: 172-183.
This paper presents a comprehensive study of sectoral co-movements of employment growth in the entire Dutch economy. We construct different macro typologies according to manufacturing versus services, innovativeness, labour skills and position in the value chain, thus expanding the list of potential logics of sectoral interrelations. Using a vector autoregression model, we assess whether and how growth in a macro-sector, and in a given region, can predict growth in the same or other macro-sectors, in the same or in other regions. Our findings bring to light the inter-regional nature of intersectoral linkages, as well as the existence of complementarities between sectors. Supporting the growth of innovative firms could have positive externality effects, especially in the Knowledge-Intensive Business Services sector which is associated with the growth of the entire economy.
Marco Capasso; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. Sectoral co-movements of employment growth at regional level. Economic Systems Research 2017, 29, 82 -104.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Koen Frenken, Tania Treibich. Sectoral co-movements of employment growth at regional level. Economic Systems Research. 2017; 29 (1):82-104.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. 2017. "Sectoral co-movements of employment growth at regional level." Economic Systems Research 29, no. 1: 82-104.
We compare the industrial dynamics in the core, semi-periphery and periphery in the Netherlands in terms of firm entry-exit, size, growth and location patterns. The contribution of our work is to provide the first comprehensive study on spatial differentiation in industrial dynamics for all firm sizes and all sectors, including services. We find that location patterns are largely consistent with the spatial product lifecycle model: traditional Fordist sectors are over-represented in the periphery, while sectors associated with the ICT paradigm are over-represented in the core, with the notable exception of science-based manufacturing. Second, where the industrial dynamics in manufacturing sectors follow the predicted patterns, the industrial dynamics in service sectors largely contradict product lifecycle theory. We conclude that the spatial product lifecycle theory applies well to traditional manufacturing, while more specific theories are required to understand the location and industrial dynamics of science-based industries and service industries.
Marco Capasso; Elena Cefis; Koen Frenken. Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. The Case of the Netherlands (1994-2005). Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 2015, 107, 316 -330.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Elena Cefis, Koen Frenken. Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. The Case of the Netherlands (1994-2005). Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 2015; 107 (3):316-330.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Elena Cefis; Koen Frenken. 2015. "Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. The Case of the Netherlands (1994-2005)." Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 107, no. 3: 316-330.
This study analyses the effect of R&D expenditure on firm employment growth in the medium term, using six cross-sectional waves of an innovation survey conducted in the Netherlands in all sectors. The analysis is focused on firms having positive R&D expenditure and investigates whether higher investments in R&D (in proportion to firm turnover) translate into higher medium-term growth rates. Comparisons with growth on a shorter term are conducted by following the firm size evolution since the R&D investment for five consecutive years and allowing for firm exit. At all time terms, quantile regression techniques indicate that a higher R&D has a positive effect on high growers and allows a higher number of firms to be high growers. Still, once a firm invests in R&D, even if a higher investment makes the firm more likely to have a very good performance, it does not make it less likely to have a bad one.
Marco Capasso; Tania Treibich; Bart Verspagen. The medium-term effect of R&D on firm growth. Small Business Economics 2015, 45, 39 -62.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Tania Treibich, Bart Verspagen. The medium-term effect of R&D on firm growth. Small Business Economics. 2015; 45 (1):39-62.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Tania Treibich; Bart Verspagen. 2015. "The medium-term effect of R&D on firm growth." Small Business Economics 45, no. 1: 39-62.
This paper studies the causal relations between regional employment growth in Knowledge- Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and overall regional employment growth using German labour-market data for the period 1999-2012. Adopting a recently developed technique, we are able to estimate a structural vector auto- regressive model in which the causal directions between KIBS and other sectors are examined including various time lags. One main finding holds that although regional growth has a negative short-term effect on KIBS, KIBS growth has a long-term posi- tive effect on the whole regional economy. This result confirms the claim that KIBS can play a key role in regional policies. Distinguishing between financial and non- financial KIBS, we find that financial KIBS have a procyclical effect on regional growth underlining the potential de-stabilizing effect of a large financial sector.
Thomas Brenner; Marco Capasso; Matthias Duschl; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. Causal Relations between Knowledge-Intensive Business Services and Regional Employment Growth. 2015, 1 .
AMA StyleThomas Brenner, Marco Capasso, Matthias Duschl, Koen Frenken, Tania Treibich. Causal Relations between Knowledge-Intensive Business Services and Regional Employment Growth. . 2015; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas Brenner; Marco Capasso; Matthias Duschl; Koen Frenken; Tania Treibich. 2015. "Causal Relations between Knowledge-Intensive Business Services and Regional Employment Growth." , no. : 1.
Capasso M., Stam E. and Cefis E. Industrial dynamics and economic geography, Regional Studies. How do industries emerge and evolve over space? In this special issue the fields of industrial dynamics and economic geography are brought together in order to achieve a richer and more fundamental understanding of the organization of industries over time and space than each of these fields could do separately. Firm heterogeneity at the micro-level and industry composition of a region at the macro-level provide important elements in the explanation of industry emergence and evolution over space. History and space matter in the evolution of industries: this special issue shows how and why.
Marco Capasso; Erik Stam; Elena Cefis. Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography. Regional Studies 2014, 49, 5 -9.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Erik Stam, Elena Cefis. Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography. Regional Studies. 2014; 49 (1):5-9.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Erik Stam; Elena Cefis. 2014. "Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography." Regional Studies 49, no. 1: 5-9.
This study analyses persistence in growth rates for a data set of manufacturing firms of all sizes. Previous quantile autoregressions of firm growth rates show that extreme growth events are likely to be negatively correlated over time, thus questioning the existence of persistent outperformers. By supplementing the quantile regression analyses with transition probability matrices, our study shows that “bouncing” firms coexist with persistent outperformers. This result is shown to be robust for all size classes as well as for the exclusion of firms who experienced acquisitions or spin-offs.
Marco Capasso; Elena Cefis; Koen Frenken. On the existence of persistently outperforming firms. Industrial And Corporate Change 2013, 23, 997 -1036.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Elena Cefis, Koen Frenken. On the existence of persistently outperforming firms. Industrial And Corporate Change. 2013; 23 (4):997-1036.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Elena Cefis; Koen Frenken. 2013. "On the existence of persistently outperforming firms." Industrial And Corporate Change 23, no. 4: 997-1036.
Marco Capasso; Nelson Correa; Mario Cimoli; André Hofman; Nanno Mulder. ICT and Knowledge Complementarities: A Factor Analysis on Growth. Innovation and Economic Development 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Nelson Correa, Mario Cimoli, André Hofman, Nanno Mulder. ICT and Knowledge Complementarities: A Factor Analysis on Growth. Innovation and Economic Development. 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Nelson Correa; Mario Cimoli; André Hofman; Nanno Mulder. 2013. "ICT and Knowledge Complementarities: A Factor Analysis on Growth." Innovation and Economic Development , no. : 1.
Lucia Alessi; Matteo Barigozzi; Marco Capasso. The common component of firm growth. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 2013, 26, 73 -82.
AMA StyleLucia Alessi, Matteo Barigozzi, Marco Capasso. The common component of firm growth. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2013; 26 ():73-82.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucia Alessi; Matteo Barigozzi; Marco Capasso. 2013. "The common component of firm growth." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 26, no. : 73-82.
Purpose - The recent transformations brought about by the globalisation of markets have increased the competitive pressure for firms operating in traditional sectors, and in particular for those in industrial districts. The authors' aim is to understand the extent to which firms responded to these new challenges. More particularly, they investigate the determinants of innovation at firm level focusing on the role of firm's outsourcing strategies. Design/methodology/approach - Drawing on an original firm-level dataset, the authors analyse the determinants of innovation in a typical Italian industrial district, i.e. the hosiery district of Castel Goffredo in the Third Italy. They apply econometric techniques, in particular OLS and Tobit models. Findings - The authors' findings suggest that industrial districts are evolving towards a differentiated organisational structure in which innovation is driven by firms, which are focused on core competences and high valued added activities. Research limitations/implications - The authors' results should be interpreted with some caution, since the cross-sectional design of their data does not allow them to fully control for potential reverse causation effects, which might be relevant for some of the explanatory variables. Their data do not allow them to include additional instrumental variables, thus they cannot control for endogeneity. Therefore, their interpretation is limited to comment the extent and regularity of the relation between dependent and explanatory variables. Practical implications - The evidence presented in this study corroborates some arguments highlighted in the current debate about the evolution of industrial districts. A network-based organisation is the dominant organisational structure. The authors have some evidence on the importance of size as driver of innovation. Originality/value - The authors find original evidence at firm level on the relation between organisational change, in the form of outsourcing, and innovation in the context of an industrial district. They also find empirical support to arguments debated in the recent policy debates on whether small firms can be regarded as engines of innovation in industrial districts
Marco Capasso; Andrea Morrison. Innovation in industrial districts: evidence from Italy. Management Decision 2013, 51, 1225 -1249.
AMA StyleMarco Capasso, Andrea Morrison. Innovation in industrial districts: evidence from Italy. Management Decision. 2013; 51 (6):1225-1249.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Capasso; Andrea Morrison. 2013. "Innovation in industrial districts: evidence from Italy." Management Decision 51, no. 6: 1225-1249.