Pierre Alexandre Balland
Complex Economic Activities Concentrate in Large Cities
Balland, P., Jara-Figueroa, C., Petralia, S.G. et al. Complex Economic Activities Concentrate in Large Cities. Nature Human Behavior (2020) doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0803-3
Smart specialization policy in the European Union: relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification
Balland, P.A., Boschma, R., Crespo, J. and Rigby, D. (2018) Smart Specialization policy in the EU: Relatedness, Knowledge Complexity and Regional Diversification, Regional Studies, forthcoming.
Straining but not thriving: Understanding network dynamics in underperforming industrial clusters
Giuliani, E., Balland, P.A., and Matta, A. (2018) Straining but not thriving: Understanding network dynamics in underperforming industrial clusters, Journal of Economic Geography, forthcoming
Climbing the Ladder of Technological Development
Petralia, S., Balland, P.A., and Morrison, A. (2017) Climbing the Ladder of Technological Development, Research Policy, 46 (5): 956–969
The Geography of Complex Knowledge
Balland, P.A. and Rigby, D. (2017) The Geography of Complex Knowledge, Economic Geography, 93 (1): 1-23
How Smart is Specialisation? An Analysis of Specialisation Patterns in Knowledge Production
Heimeriks, G., and Balland, P.A. (2016) How Smart is Specialisation? An Analysis of Specialisation Patterns in Knowledge Production, Science and Public Policy, 43 (4): 562-574
The Technological Resilience of U.S. Cities
Balland, P.A., Rigby, D., and Boschma, R. (2015) The Technological Resilience of U.S. Cities, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 8 (2): 167-184
The Dynamics of Interfirm Networks along the Industry Life Cycle: The Case of the Global Video Games Industry
Balland, P.A., de Vaan, M. and Boschma, R. (2013) The Dynamics of Interfirm Networks along the Industry Life Cycle: The Case of the Global Video Games Industry 1987-2007, Journal of Economic Geography, 13 (5): 741-765
Proximity and the Evolution of Collaboration Networks: Evidence from R&D Projects within the GNSS Industry
Balland, P.A. (2012) Proximity and the Evolution of Collaboration Networks: Evidence from Research and Development Projects within the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Industry, Regional Studies, 46 (6): 741-756
Getting into Networks and Clusters: Evidence from the Midi-Pyrenean Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Collaboration Network
Vicente, J., Balland, P.A. and Brossard, O. (2011) Getting into Networks and Clusters: Evidence from the Midi-Pyrenean Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Collaboration Network, Regional Studies, 45 (8): 1059-1078
The Dynamics of Technical and Business Knowledge Networks in Industrial Clusters: Embeddedness, status or proximity?
Balland, P.A., Belso-Martinez, J.A., and Morrison, A. (2016) The Dynamics of Technical and Business Knowledge Networks in Industrial Clusters: Embeddedness, status or proximity?, Economic Geography, 92 (1): 35-60
Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics
Balland, P.A., Boschma, R. and Frenken, K. (2015) Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics, Regional Studies, 49 (6): 907-920
Unveiling the geography of historical patents in the United States from 1836 to 1975
Petralia, S., Balland, P.A., and Rigby, D. (2016) Unveiling the geography of historical patents in the United States from 1836 to 1975, Scientific Data, 3 (160074): 1-14
Relatedness and Technological Change in Cities: The rise and fall of technological knowledge in U.S. metropolitan areas from 1981 to 2010
Boschma, R., Balland, P.A. and Kogler, D. (2015) Relatedness and Technological Change in Cities: The rise and fall of technological knowledge in U.S. metropolitan areas from 1981 to 2010, Industrial and Corporate Change, 24 (1): 223-250
Modeling Knowledge Networks in Economic Geography: A Discussion of Four Empirical Strategies
Broekel, T., Balland, P.A., Burger, M. and van Oort, F. (2014) Modeling Knowledge Networks in Economic Geography: A Discussion of Four Empirical Strategies, The Annals of Regional Science, 53 (2): 423-452
Scientific knowledge dynamics and relatedness in biotech cities
Boschma, R., Heimeriks, G. and Balland, P.A. (2014) Scientific knowledge dynamics and relatedness in biotech cities, Research Policy, 43 (1): 107-114