ABSTRACT
In the case of regional collaboration, it is difficult to think of a context where collaboration would be unaffected by the economic well-being of a region's population, its educational attainment, or both. The empirical work on the economic and social performance of city-regions in North America is certainly of interest as a diagnostic tool for policy-makers, but it is of little use to researchers interested specifically in the effects of regional collaboration. Regional resilience in general, and regional economic resilience in particular, depend on the actions of numerous individuals, institutions and organizations, and more significantly, on their collective ability to innovate. Regional innovation funded by the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), a team of researchers performed a special analysis of technology-based knowledge clusters, including clusters in information technology, engineering, health care and medical science, mathematics and statistics, natural sciences and environmental management, and postsecondary education.
