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Nicola Cortinovis

@nick-corti.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Economic Geography at Utrecht University sites.google.com/view/nicola-cortin… #Econsky #Geosky

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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Can rural regions be sites of creativity and innovation? Our new open-access paper argues they can, if we use different conceptual and empirical lenses to see creativity-led innovation! 📄 doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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Out of Sight? Revealing Creativity-Led Innovation in Rural Regions
Economic geography has offered several insights to understand the role of geography in shaping creativity, innovation, and the way they are connected in space. Unfortunately, most attention has bee...
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New paper in the Journal of Economic Geography! Crowdfunding shapes the emergence of new industries locally, especially in credit-insecure counties and in industries related to local specializations. Results robust to 2SLS and event study. Link 👇 tinyurl.com/58wcekx8
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Crowdfunding and industrial diversification
Abstract. Crowdfunding (CF) has emerged as a novel source of entrepreneurial finance, yet its role in shaping regional industrial dynamics remains poorly u
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Trademarks reveal what #patents hide: a powerful surge of #creativity across #rural #Europe. Writing for @econgeog-journal.bsky.social, Castaldi, @nick-corti.bsky.social & Tessarin show that #trademarks capture a hidden world of ingenuity flourishing far from #urban hubs. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🖨️ New paper: 3D printing and the geography of production in TFSC! Using trade data tracking 3DP machinery, we show late adopters of 3DP can catch up with — and even overtake — established producers. 3DP may be reshaping where things get made 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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3D printing and the geography of production
This paper explores the impact of 3D printing (3DP), a technology popularly described as being able to “produce (almost) anything from anywhere”, on t…
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📣 New paper out in Small Business Economics! 📣 Can crowdfunding foster the rural entrepreurship? 🚀 My new paper says yes — especially where local social ties are strong 🤲 Here is the full paper 👇: rdcu.be/e7RGb PS: the data is freely available, let me know if interested!
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Does crowdfunding foster rural entrepreneurship?
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New paper alert! 👇👇👇
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
In an era marked by geopolitical tensions, trade wars and supply chain disruptions, advanced manufacturing technologies are super important! Technologies like 3D printing, their drivers and impacts are the focus of this special session GeoInno2026, check it out!! www.geoinno2026.com/session/s18-...
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S18 – The Geography of Advanced Manufacturing: Innovation, Production and Regional Dynamics – GeoInno2026
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Smart #growth and #wage #equality often pull in opposite directions. @nick-corti.bsky.social, Zhang & Boschma reveal in @regionalstudies.bsky.social a policy dilemma in the #Netherlands: how to reconcile greater #innovation with the goal of achieving a more equitable society. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
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Nicola Cortinovis @nick-corti.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
So cool to be in New Orleans for NARSC2024! Nice sessions, wonderful city to discover and the chance to connect with old and new friends!
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