The regional economics of knowledge and talent : local advantage in a global context / edited by Charlie Karlsson, professor of the economics of technological change, Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Jonkoping, professor of industrial economics and organization, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, guest professor of economics, University West, Trollhattan, Sweden and president, European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Börje Johansson, professor of economics, Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Jonkoping and director, CESIS (Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden ; Roger R. Stough, vice president for research and economic development, NOVA endowed chair and professor of public policy, George Mason University, USA