Benchmarking Regional Innovation: A Comparison of Bavaria, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland



Acknowledgements

This paper draws on a number of collaborative research projects which have involved
Brian Ashcroft (University of Strathclyde), Ken Low (University of Strathclyde),
Stewart Dunlop (University of Strathclyde), James H Love (University of Aston),
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (NIERC), Julie Anderson (NIERC), Kurt Vogler-Ludwig (ifo-
Institut), and Herbert Hofmann (ifo-Institut). I am grateful to each individual for their
collaboration and to the funders of the various research projects (the EU Konver
initiative, the Royal Irish Academy, IRTU and Scottish Enterprise) for their support.
Julie Anderson and Lisa Bradley provided valuable help in the preparation of this
paper.

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