Teemu Makkonen

Professor of Regional Studies and Economic Geography

Teemu’s research interests include regional economic development and innovativeness, particularly in the context of cross-border regions.

Research groups

Centre for Regional Research 01.01.2001 -

Projects

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Keywords

economic geography innovation regional development

Publications

31 items

Bringing borders back into cross-border regional innovation systems: Functions and dynamics
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu; Kaisto, Virpi; Sohn, Christophe. Environment and planning a [Epub ahead of print 24 Jan 2022]: 1-17. 2022
Where innovation meets directionality: An index to measure regional readiness to deal with societal challenges
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu; Dotti, Nicola Francesco; Morisson, Arnault; Rizzo, Annalisa. European planning studies 2022; 30 8: 1549-1576. 2021
Robust measurement of innovation performances in Europe with a hierarchy of interacting composite indicators
Corrente, Salvatore; Garcia-Bernabeu, Ana; Greco, Salvatore; Makkonen, Teemu. Economics of innovation and new technology [Epub ahead of print 20 Apr 2021]: 1-18. 2021
Entrepreneurship in rural areas: Locational choices and embeddedness
Saarinen, Essi; Makkonen, Teemu / The Rural Enterprise Economy. 2021. 2021
The role of proximity in stakeholder networks for Smart Specialisation: a Sparsely Populated Area case study
Ghinoi, Stefano; Steiner, Bodo; Makkonen, Teemu. Innovation: the european journal of social science research [Epub ahead of print 27 Jan 2021]: 1-21. 2021
Resilient cross-border regional innovation systems for sustainability? A systematic review of drivers and constraints
Korhonen, Jaana E; Koskivaara, Atte; Makkonen, Teemu; Yakusheva, Natalya; Malkamäki, Arttu. Innovation: the european journal of social science research 34 2: 202-221. 2021
Urbanisation and the shifting conditions of the state as a territorial-political community: A study of the geographies of political efficacy
Luukkonen, Juho; Wekcroth, Mikko; Kemppainen, Teemu; Makkonen, Teemu; Sirviö, Heikki. Transactions of the institute of british geographers [Epub ahead of print 1 Nov 2021]: 1-17. 2021
Systems of environmental innovation: sectoral and technological perspectives on ballast water treatment systems
Makkonen, Teemu; Inkinen, Tommi. Wmu journal of maritime affairs 20: 81-98. 2021
Cycling in Tibet: An analysis of tourists' spatiotemporal behavior and infrastructure
Mou, Naixia; Liu, Zhiwen; Zheng, Yunhao; Makkonen, Teemu; Yang, Tengfei; Zhang, Lingxian. Tourism management 2022; 88: 104418. 2021
Originality: The Holy Grail of tourism research
Rodríguez, Isabel; Mantecón, Alejandro; Williams, Allan M.; Makkonen, Teemu; Kim, Yoo Ri. Journal of travel research [Epub ahead of print 5 Aug 2021]: 1-14. 2021
Suomen aluekehityksen skenaariot 2040
Sotarauta, Markku; Makkonen, Teemu; Moisio, Sami; Kurikka, Heli. 2021 2021
The Rural Enterprise Economy
Leick, Birgit; Gretzinger, Susanne; Makkonen, Teemu. 2021 2021
From interregional knowledge networks to systems
Weidenfeld, Adi; Makkonen, Teemu; Clifton, Nick. Technological forecasting and social change 171: 120904. 2021
Environmental knowledge spillovers and productivity: A patent analysis for large international firms in the energy, water and land resources fields
Aldieri, Luigi; Makkonen, Teemu; Vinci, Concetto Paolo. Resources policy 69: 101877. 2020
The proximity puzzle in cross-border regions
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu. Planning practice and research 35 3: 283-301. 2020
Smart Specialisation strategies on the periphery: a data-triangulation approach to governance issues and practices
Ghinoi, Stefano; Steiner, Bodo; Makkonen, Teemu; Hassink, Robert. Regional studies 2021; 55 3: 402-413. 2020
Inter-regional innovation cooperation and structural heterogeneity: Does being a rural, or border region, or both, make a difference?
Hjaltadóttir Rannveig, Edda; Makkonen, Teemu; Mitze, Timo. Journal of rural studies 74: 257-270. 2020
Guest editorial: Innovation in peripheries and borderlands
Makkonen, Teemu; Gretzinger, Susanne; Hjaltadóttir, Rannveig Edda; Lorentzen, Anne; Shearmur, Richard. Journal of rural studies 78: 531-533. 2020
Vitality policy as a tool for rural development in peripheral Finland
Makkonen, Teemu; Kahila, Petri. Growth and change 2021; 52 2: 706-726. 2020
Tourists' digital footprint: The spatial patterns of tourist flows in Qingdao, China
Mou, Naixia; Zheng, Yunhao; Makkonen, Teemu; Yang, Tengfei; Tang, Jinwen (Jimmy); Song, Yan. Tourism management 81: 104151. 2020
The role of open innovation platforms in facilitating user-driven innovation in innovation ecosystems
Rho, Sungho; Lee, Moongi; Makkonen, Teemu. International journal of knowledge-based development 11 3: 288-304. 2020
Innovation and smart destinations: Critical insights
William, Allan M; Rodriguez, Isabel; Makkonen, Teemu. Annals of tourism research 83: 102930. 2020
Chinese tourists in Nordic countries: An analysis of spatio-temporal behavior using geo-located travel blog data
Zheng, Yunhao; Mou, Naixia; Zhang, Lingxian; Makkonen, Teemu; Yang, Tengfei. Computers environment and urban systems 2021; 85: 101561. 2020
Spoils of innovation? Employment effects of R&D and knowledge spillovers in Finland
Aldieri, Luigi; Makkonen, Teemu; Vinci, Concetto Paolo. Economics of innovation and new technology [Epub ahead of print 18 Dec 2019]: 1-15. 2019
Cross-border regional innovation ecosystems: The role of non-profit organizations in cross-border cooperation at the US-Mexico border
Cappellano, Francesco; Makkonen, Teemu. GeoJournal 85 6: 1515-1528. 2019
A social network analysis of cooperation in forest, mining and tourism industries in the Finnish-Russian cross-border region: connectivity, hubs and robustness
Makkonen, Teemu; Hokkanen, Timo J; Morozova, Tatyana; Suharev, Mihail. Eurasian geography and economics 2018; 59 5-6: 685-707. 2019
Locational challenges and opportunities for SMEs in border regions
Makkonen, Teemu; Leick, Birgit. European planning studies [Epub ahead of print 22 Dec 2019]: 1-21. 2019
When interaction matters: the contingent effects of spatial knowledge spillovers and internal R&I on firm productivity
Mitze, Timo; Makkonen, Teemu. Journal of technology transfer [Epub ahead of print 17 Apr 2019]: 1-33. 2019
Exploring spatio-temporal changes of city inbound tourism flow: The case of Shanghai, China
Mou, Naixia; Yuan, Rongzheng; Yang, Tengfei; Zhang, Hengcai; Tang, Jinwen (Jimmy); Makkonen, Teemu. Tourism management 2020; 76: 103955. 2019
Peer review assessment of originality in tourism journals: critical perspective of key gatekeepers
Rodríguez Sánchez, Isabel; Makkonen, Teemu; Williams, Allan M. Annals of tourism research 77: 1-11. 2019
Are different types of interfirm linkages conducive to different types of tourism innovation?
Tang, Jinwen (Jimmy); Williams, Allan M; Makkonen, Teemu; Jiang, Jinbo. International journal of tourism research 21 6: 901-913. 2019

Research groups

Projects

CV_Makkonen-1

Keywords

Bringing borders back into cross-border regional innovation systems: Functions and dynamics

Where innovation meets directionality: An index to measure regional readiness to deal with societal challenges

Robust measurement of innovation performances in Europe with a hierarchy of interacting composite indicators

Entrepreneurship in rural areas: Locational choices and embeddedness

The role of proximity in stakeholder networks for Smart Specialisation: a Sparsely Populated Area case study

Resilient cross-border regional innovation systems for sustainability? A systematic review of drivers and constraints

Urbanisation and the shifting conditions of the state as a territorial-political community: A study of the geographies of political efficacy

Systems of environmental innovation: sectoral and technological perspectives on ballast water treatment systems

Cycling in Tibet: An analysis of tourists' spatiotemporal behavior and infrastructure

Originality: The Holy Grail of tourism research

Suomen aluekehityksen skenaariot 2040

The Rural Enterprise Economy

From interregional knowledge networks to systems

Environmental knowledge spillovers and productivity: A patent analysis for large international firms in the energy, water and land resources fields

The proximity puzzle in cross-border regions

Smart Specialisation strategies on the periphery: a data-triangulation approach to governance issues and practices

Inter-regional innovation cooperation and structural heterogeneity: Does being a rural, or border region, or both, make a difference?

Guest editorial: Innovation in peripheries and borderlands

Vitality policy as a tool for rural development in peripheral Finland

Tourists' digital footprint: The spatial patterns of tourist flows in Qingdao, China

The role of open innovation platforms in facilitating user-driven innovation in innovation ecosystems

Innovation and smart destinations: Critical insights

Chinese tourists in Nordic countries: An analysis of spatio-temporal behavior using geo-located travel blog data

Spoils of innovation? Employment effects of R&D and knowledge spillovers in Finland

Cross-border regional innovation ecosystems: The role of non-profit organizations in cross-border cooperation at the US-Mexico border

A social network analysis of cooperation in forest, mining and tourism industries in the Finnish-Russian cross-border region: connectivity, hubs and robustness

Locational challenges and opportunities for SMEs in border regions

When interaction matters: the contingent effects of spatial knowledge spillovers and internal R&I on firm productivity

Exploring spatio-temporal changes of city inbound tourism flow: The case of Shanghai, China

Peer review assessment of originality in tourism journals: critical perspective of key gatekeepers

Are different types of interfirm linkages conducive to different types of tourism innovation?