Journal Publications (within the last 5 years)
Kitsos, A.; Carrascal-Incera, A.; Ortega-Argilés, R. (2019) “The Role of Embeddedness on Regional Economic Resilience: Evidence from the UK,” Sustainability, 11, 3800. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11143800
Billing, C., McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2019) "Interregional Inequalities and UK Sub-National Governance Responses to Brexit", Regional Studies, 53(5), 741-760, https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2018.1554246
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argiles, R. (2019) Perspectives on Smart Specialisation Policies in Lagging Regions, p. 17-28 in: Barzotto, M., Corradini, C., Fai, F.M., Labory, S., and Tomlinson, P.R., (eds.) Revitalising Lagging Regions: Smart Specialisation and Industry 4.0, Regional Studies Policy Impact Books, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London. https://doi.org/10.1080/2578711X.2019.1621098
Farhati, M. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2018) Growth of service sector in BRIIC economies, Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 10(1), 40-52 https://doi.org/10.20885/ejem.vol10.iss1.art5
Iammarino, S., McCann, P., Ortega-Argilés, R. (2018) International Business, Cities and Competitiveness: Recent Trends and Future Challenges, Competitiveness Review, 28(3), 236-251 https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/CR-10-2017-0070
Prenzel, P., Ortega-Argilés, R., Cozza, R and M. Piva (2018) The interplay between regional and industrial aspects in the R&D-productivity link: Evidence from Europe, Regional Studies, 52(5), 659-672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1329586
Bedreaga, I.R., Ortega-Argilés, R. and P. McCann (2018) Multinational Performance and Geography of FDI: Issues of Embeddedness, Strategic Fit and the Dimension of Distance, p.427-440. In: Beaverstock, J., The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London.
Chen, W., Los, B., McCann, P., Ortega-Argiles, R., Thissen, M., van Oort, F (2018) The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on both Sides of the Channel, Papers in Regional Science, 97(1), 25-54,DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12334
Prenzel, P., Ortega-Argilés, R., Cozza, R and M. Piva (2017) The interplay between regional and industrial aspects in the R&D-productivity link: Evidence from Europe, Regional Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1329586
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2016) Smart Specialisation: Insights from the EU Experience and Implications for Other Economies, Journal of Regional Research, 36, 279 to 293.
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argiles (2016) The Early Experience of Smart Specialisation Implementation in EU Cohesion Policy, European Planning Studies, 24(8), 1407-1427. DOI:10.1080/09654313.2016.1166177
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argiles (2016) Smart Specialisation, Entrepreneurship and SMEs: Issues and Challenges for a Results-Oriented EU Regional Policy, Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal, 46(4), 537–552. DOI 10.1007/s11187-016-9707-z
Acs, Z., Szerb, L., Ortega-Argilés, R., Aidis, R. and A. Coduras (2015) “The Regional application of the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI): The Case of Spain”, Regional Studies, 49(12), 1977-1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.888712
Komlósi Éva, Szerb László Acs J. Zoltán, Raquel Ortega-Argilés (2015): Quality related regional differences in entrepreneurship based on the GEDI methodology: The case of Hungary, Acta Oeconomica, 69(3) 455-477, DOI: 10.1556/032.65.2015.3.6
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2015) Smart Specialisation, Regional Growth and Applications to EU Cohesion Policy, Regional Studies, 49(8), 1291-1302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2013.799769
Ortega-Argilés, R., Piva, M.C., and M. Vivarelli (2015) “Productivity Gains from R&D Investment: Are High-tech Sectors Still Ahead?”, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 24(3), 204-222, April. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10438599.2014.918440
Ortega-Argilés, R., Piva, M.C., Vivarelli, M. (2014) The transatlantic productivity gap: Is R&D the main culprit?, Canadian Journal of Economics, 47(4), 1342-1371, November, https://economics.ca/cje/en/forthcoming.php
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2014) “Smart Specialisation in European Regions: Issues of Strategy, Institutions and Implementation”, European Journal of Innovation Management, 17(4), 409-427. DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-05-2014-0052.
Komlósi, E.; László, S.; Ács, Z. J., and Ortega-Argilés. R. (2014) A vállalkozási tevékenység regionális különbségei Magyarországon a regionális vállalkozási és fejlődési index alapján, Közgazdasági Szemle, LXI., Március, 233–261. http://www.kszemle.hu/index.php?lang=en
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2014) The role of the Smart Specialisation Agenda in a Reformed EU Cohesion Policy, Italian Journal of Regional Science, 13(1), 15-32. 10.3280/SCRE2014-001002
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2013) Transforming European Regional Policy: Smart Specialisation and a Results-Driven Agenda, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 29(2), 405-431. 10.1093/oxrep/grt021
McCann, P. and R. Ortega-Argilés (2013) Modern regional innovation policies, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 6(2), 187-216. doi:10.1093/cjres/rst007, http://cjres.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/05/08/cjres.rst007.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=4XrOxHUJiFRE7aO
McCann, P., and R. Ortega-Argilés (2013) Redesigning and Reforming European Regional Policy: The Reasons, the Logic and the Outcomes, International Regional Science Review, 36(3), 424-445.
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2012) The Transatlantic Productivity Gap: A Survey of the Main Causes, Journal of Economic Surveys, 26(3), 395-419.
Kumbhakar, S.; R. Ortega-Argilés; L. Potters; M. Vivarelli and P. Voigt (2012) Corporate R&D and firm's distance to the frontier: Evidence from Europe's top-R&D investors, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 37(2), 125-140, April.
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2011) El impacto de la inversión en I+D+i sobre la productividad del trabajo, Papeles de Economía Española: “España en la era de la Innovación”, 127, 106-119.
Ortega-Argilés, R.; Potters, L., and M. Vivarelli (2011) R&D and Productivity: Testing Sectoral Peculiarities Using Micro Data, Empirical Economics, 41(3), 817-839.
Book chapters (since 2011)
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argiles, R. (forthcoming) Universities and their economic and social contribution to regional development. In: Attila, V (eds) Handbook of Universities and Regional Development, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
Bedreaga, I.R., Ortega-Argilés, R. and P. Mccann (2018) Multinational Performance and Geography of FDI: Issues of Embeddedness, Strategic Fit and the Dimension of Distance. In: Beaverstock, J., The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London.
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2017) The Intellectual and Practical Bases of the Application of RIS3 within EU Cohesion Policy, p.8-22. In: McCann, P., van Oort, F and J. Goddard, The Empirical and Institutional Dimensions of Smart Specialisation, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London.
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2017) Regional Competitiveness, Policy Transfer and Smart Specialisation. In: Huggins. R., and Thompson, P., (eds.) Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness: Contemporary Theories and Perspectives on Economic Development, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2016) Innovation, R&D and Knowledge Spillovers: The Role Played by Geographical and Non-Geographical Factors. In. Shearmur, Richard and Christophe Carrincazeaux, Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2016) Smart Specialisation and its role in a reformed EU Cohesion Policy: Innovation, Ideas and Implementation. In: Piattoni, S. and Poverari, L. (eds.), Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
Acs, Z., Szerb, L., Ortega-Argilés, R., Aidis, R. and A. Coduras (2015) “The Regional application of the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI): The Case of Spain”, Regional Studies, 49(12), 1977-1994, in Acs Z., Global Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Incentives. The Mason Years, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
Foray, D., McCann, P., & Ortega Argiles, R. (2015). Smart Specialisation and European Regional Development Policy. In D. B. Audretsch, A. N. Link, & M. L. Walshok (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness. (pp. 458-481). New York: Oxford University Press.
Szerb, L.; Komlósi, E.; Ács, Z.J. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2013) "Measuring Regional Entrepreneurship in Hungary," In: Proceedings- 11th International Conference on Management, Enterprise and Benchmarking (MEB 2012), Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management http://kgk.uni-obuda.hu/sites/default/files/04_Szerb_et_al.pdf
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2013) Smart Specialisation, Regional Innovation Systems, and EU Cohesion Policy. In: Thissen, M., van Oort, F., Diodato, D., and Ruijs, A. (eds.), Regional Competitiveness and Smart Specialisation in Europe: Place-based development in international economic networks. Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham.
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2013) R&D, Productivity and the Transatlantic Productivity Gap. In: Giarratani, F., Hewing, G.J.D, and McCann, P., (eds.), Handbook of Economic Geography and Industry Studies, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham
McCann, P. and Ortega-Argilés, R. (2013) Some Practical Elements Associated with the Design of and Integrated and Territorial Place-Based Approach to EU Cohesion Policy, In: Crescenzi, R. and M. Percoco (eds.), Geography, Institutions and Regional Economic Performance, Advances in Spatial Science Series, 95-118, Springer, Berlin. (http://www.springer.com/economics/regional+science/book/978-3-642-33394-1)
Cozza, C.; R. Ortega-Argilés; M. Piva and R. Baptista (2012) Productivity gaps among EU regions, In: Audretsch, D.B.; Lehmann, E.E.; Link, A.N.; Starnecker, A., Technology Transfer in a Global Economy, International Studies on Entrepreneurship, vol 28. Springer, Berlin. (http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/technology+management/book/978-1-4614-6101-2)
Economic Policy Analysis Publications (since 2011)
Ranga, M., Ortega-Argilés, R., and Bartzokas, A. (2015) Pre-peer Review of Hungarian Research and Innovation System. Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility. European Commission DG Research and Innovation https://rio.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/library/horizon-2020-policy-support-facility-pre-peer-review-hungarian-research-and-innovation
Szerb, L., Acs, Z.J., Autio, E., Ortega-Argilés, R., Komlosi, E. (2014) REDI: The Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index. Measuring Regional Entrepreneurship in the European Union. Final report of the project EC-DGUrban and Regional Policy 2012.CE.16.BAT.057 Doi: 10.2776/79241
Ortega-Argilés (2014) ERAWATCH country report 2012: The Netherlands, European Commission, JRC, IPTS and DG-RTD, ERAWATCH network. http://erawatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/erawatch/opencms/information/reports/countries/nl/report_0006
DOI: 10.2791/46464
Ortega-Argilés (2013) Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation: the case of Extremadura, document elaborated for DGRegional and Urban Policy, European Commission, under the project: Expertise RIS3 Spain-Extremadura-Castilla La Mancha – No2012CE160AT059. February 2013.
Ortega-Argilés (2013) Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation: the case of Castilla la Mancha, document elaborated for DGRegional and Urban Policy, European Commission, under the project: Expertise RIS3 Spain-Extremadura-Castilla La Mancha – No2012CE160AT059. February 2013.
OECD (2012) “Draft Synthesis Report on Innovation Driven-Growth in Regions: The Role of Smart Specialisation”, December 2012, OECD-TIP-Innovation and Technology Policy.
http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/research-and-innovation/documents/guide/draft_12_12_2011.pdf
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2012) “Study of R&D-Productivity Link at the Industry Level,” Study elaborated for the department of Innovation and Competitiveness of the European Investment Bank, Luxembourg, June 2012.
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2012) “Economic Transformation Strategies: Smart Specialisation case studies”, report elaborated for DG Regional Policy, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, January 2012. http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1f05532a-9ab5-4324-8eeb-4acb7b72e17f&groupId=10157
Foray, D.; Goddard, J., Goenaga, X., Landabaso, M., McCann, P., Morgan, K., Nauwelaers, C., Ortega-Argilés, R., Mulatero, F. (2011) RIS3 GUIDE, European Commission – Regional Policy and Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Center, Smart Specialisation Platform:
Journal Book reviews (within the last 5 years)
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2014) “Working regions: reconnecting innovation and production in the knowledge economy”, Regional Studies, 48(8), 1449-1450. 10.1080/00343404.2014.938467
Ortega-Argilés, R. (2013) Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. National and Regional Perspectives, by Michael Fritsch, Journal of Regional Science, 53(2), 362-264.
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