During recent decades, culture is gaining more and more attention as a factor that determines economic outcomes. Trying to investigate its role on innovation and economic development, this paper uses a dataset that offers the potential for a cross-sectional and time series analysis. Thus, in this paper, the effects of culture on innovation (as measured by patent applications, spending on R&D, number or researchers per 1000 individuals and number of government researchers) and economic develop...| SpringerOpen
We have identified 63 Cultural Capitals within the 1,000 cities covered in our Global Cities Index. These range from powerhouse economies like New York and London, to smaller locations like Reykjavik and Cambridge.| Oxford Economics