Viktor Kveton

Economic Geographer, Assoc. Professor,Charles University, regional innovation systems, evolutionary economic geography, regional disparities,industrial dynamics

[Jiří Blažek @Ji_Blazek]

New 3 years post-doc position in economic geography at Charles University. Research on the impacts of global changes (climate, geopolitical tensions, and AI) on the Czech economy. Strong quantitative/econometrics background required. See: https://t.co/664eEpO8Yf

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

#Czechia re-elects #Babiš. The map tells the tale: #Prague holds out, towns & rural areas—where status, jobs & faith have faded—swing.
Brussels should invest in the places time forgot or brace for irrelevance
https://t.co/nHKiI1LUHi https://t.co/VK1XIs8IZa
https://t.co/WGXeWRriMb

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

🛠️Building integrated governance isn’t a quick fix—it’s a process:
🔹 Empower admin & intermediaries
🔹 Open doors to stakeholder feedback
🔹 Foster a collaborative culture
Radical growth starts with inclusion. 🌍 #RIS #Governance
New paper with @Ji_Blazek https://t.co/MQghei0GdZ

[Jiří Blažek @Ji_Blazek]

In our new paper in Regional Studies with @KvetonViktor we developed a typology of governance modes in regional innovation systems and examined their relationship to the strength of system-level agency.
https://t.co/I8F15lY5fO

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

https://t.co/7PWUfbHG2t

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Transformation requires a dual focus-support for individual organizations and the broader ecosystem. This two-pillar approach tailors innovation policy to varying regional agency levels, crucial for industrial and “left-behind” regions #Policy #RegionalDevelopment
With @Ji_Blazek

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

📷 Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) impact regional economies in diverse ways 📷 Vulnerable regions can experience increased job losses in post-M&A! 📷 In strong, outward-looking regions, M&As can boost jobs, especially in tech & startups! #Geography #M&A https://t.co/nwEblVtIgb

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

@Ji_Blazek introduced our Supply Chain Resilience Center project (#SCRC) at @TACR_cz We discussed how our planned analysis of the semiconductor industry can help shape better policies🌍💡A challenge and opportunity for international collaboration! #GVC #Semiconductors #Resilience

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Great paper which coined the terms ‘geopolitical decoupling/recoupling’ and specified two subtypes: resilience-driven and warfare-driven. Empirically, they investigate patterns of decoupling from Russia and recoupling via alternative production networks. @Ji_Blazek

[Jiří Blažek @Ji_Blazek]

Very pleased by publication of our new paper in JoEG.

[Markku Sotarauta @Sotarauta]

@RegionalStudies special issue on agency and regional development is out, including eight great articles and the editorial. Thank you all the contributors! Great work!
@M_Grillitsch @regstud @MAB_TampereUni https://t.co/s3MDAWBS8X

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

@mashkolnyk https://t.co/iDMTSrVAm2

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

What regions are introducing the highest fractions of radical/breakthrough/discontinuous innovations in Central European regions? To what extent is the structure of innovation activities associated with
different types of regional knowledge bases? New paper with @mashkolnyk

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

https://t.co/HhPL4kC5R4

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

The exertion of system-level change agency is far from automatic and is contingent on a relatively limited number of key assets (individual and collective).The enhancement and mobilization of these assets deserve particular attention from policymakers.With @Ji_Blazek and V.Kadlec

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Experimental governance = policy that is experimental (novel and ambitious), policy that is collaborative (across sectors and levels of governance), policy that includes learning mechanisms. @PedroIngenio presents today at the #ESPONSeminar in Prague.

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Probability of a recession in the next 12 months according to Moody's Analytics. Today at ESPONseminar in Prague.

[ESPON @ESPON_Programme]

Why Switzerland is so high in innovation rankings? Maybe because it is the only country where professors have higher salaries than football players 😀 says professor Dominique Foray #ESPONseminar

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Not just R&D policy but a development policy involving all determinants of innovation & productivity and addressing complementarity and coordination issues. Dominique Foray emphasized today at #ESPONSeminar in Prague

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Very honoured to act as discussant with minister, senator, and regional governors about enhancing innovation in less developed regions and to be a moderator of the conference “Innovative Region:Opportunities and Challenges” held under the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU

[Viktor Kveton @KvetonViktor]

Less developed regions have significantly higher rate of patent offshoring trending toward the headquarters of foreign MNEs. Regions with a balanced regional knowledge base or a dominant analytical KB tend to produce lower offshoring levels. Newly in JoTT https://t.co/vRfG8PHkps