Selected Publications
“How Some Universities Translate Inclusive Innovation into Regional Growth,” Mercedes Delgado and Fiona Murray, 2025, Issues in Science and Technology 41 (2), 79–83. ♦♦♦ Here: Interactive Map: University Rankings for Overall Female Inclusion in Innovation.
Opinion Column, “How to Harness the Overlooked Potential in B2B Software Startups?” 2024, Børsen.
“Faculty as Catalysts for Training New Inventors: Differential Outcomes for Male and Female PhD Students,” Mercedes Delgado and Fiona Murray, 2023, PNAS, 120 (36), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2200684120
“Trade in Intellectual Property-Intensive Goods,” Mercedes Delgado and Margaret Kyle, 2022, in A. Taubman & J. Watal (eds.), Trade in Knowledge: Intellectual Property, Trade and Development in a Transformed Global Economy, 431–452, Cambridge University Press.
“Mapping the Regions, Organizations and Individuals that Drive Inclusion in the Innovation Economy,” Mercedes Delgado and Fiona Murray, 2022, in Josh Lerner and Scott Stern (eds.), Entrepreneurship, Innovation Policy, and the Economy, Volume 1, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
“The Supply Chain Economy: New Policies to Drive Innovation and Jobs,” Mercedes Delgado and Karen Mills, 2021, Economía Industrial (421): Innovación y Transformación Económica, 71–78.
“The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services,” Mercedes Delgado and Karen Mills, 2020, Research Policy 49(8). ♦♦♦ Here: Data with Supply Chain vs. Business-to-Consumer Industry Categorization.
“The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms,” Mercedes Delgado, J. Daniel Kim and Karen G. Mills, 2022, in A. Chatterji, J. Lerner, S. Stern, and M.J. Andrews (eds.), The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth. University Chicago Press (available as NBER Working Paper).
“Pushing Regional Studies beyond its Borders,” 2020, John Harrison, Mercedes Delgado, Ben Derudder, Isabelle Anguelovski, Sergio Montero, David Bailey and Lisa De Propris, Regional Studies 54 (1), 129–139.
“The Co-location of Innovation and Production in Clusters,” Mercedes Delgado, 2020, Industry and Innovation 27(8), 842–870.
“The Supply Chain Economy and The Future of Good Jobs in America,” Mercedes Delgado and Karen Mills, 2018, HBR.org.
“The Principle of Relatedness,” César A. Hidalgo et al. 2018, in: Morales, A., Gershenson, C., Braha, D., Minai, A., Bar-Yam, Y. (eds.) Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IX. ICCS 2018. Springer Proceedings in Complexity.
“Spatial Organization of Firms and Location Choices through the Value Chain,” Juan Alcacer and Mercedes Delgado, 2016, Management Science 62 (11), 3213–3234. Best Paper Award at DRUID 2013 Conference.
“Firms in Context: Internal and External Drivers of Success,” Mercedes Delgado, 2018, in G.L. Clark, M. Feldman, M. Gertler, and D. Wójcikfor (eds.) The New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography.
“Defining Clusters of Related Industries,” Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern, 2016, Journal of Economic Geography 16 (1), 1–38. ♦♦♦ Here: Supplementary Data and Stata Codes for the Clustering Algorithm.
“Clusters and Regional Performance: Implications for Inner Cities,” Mercedes Delgado and Kim Zeuli, 2016, Economic Development Quarterly 30 (2), 117–136.
“Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance,” Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern, 2014, Research Policy 43 (10), 1785–1799 (also available as NBER WP 18250).
“Intellectual Property Protection and the Geography of Trade,” Mercedes Delgado, Margaret Kyle and Anita M. McGahan, 2013, Journal of Industrial Economics 61 (3), 733–762.
“Clusters and Entrepreneurship,” Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern, 2010, Journal of Economic Geography 10 (4), 495–518.
“Deep Roots or Current Policies – What Drives Sustained Prosperity Differences across Locations?” Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern, 2014, at vox.org.
“Executive Opinion Survey: Capturing the Voice of the Business Community,” Ciara Browne, Richard Bryden, Mercedes Delgado, and Thierry Geiger, in World Economic Forum (ed.), 2008, The Global Competitiveness Report 2008–2009.
Working Papers
Universities as Engines for Gender Inclusion in Innovation in their Regions: Inclusive Innovation Scorecard, Mercedes Delgado and Fiona Murray, 2024. Working Paper. Figures, Tables & Appendix. ♦♦♦ Here: Interactive Map: University Rankings for Overall Female Inclusion in Innovation.
“The Role of Location on the Inventor Gender Gap,” Mercedes Delgado and Luca Gius, 2021, AoM Working Paper.
“Location, Natural Disasters, and Firm Resilience: The Case of ICT at Christchurch,” Pavel Castka, Mercedes Delgado, and Fiona Murray, 2019.
“Clusters and the Great Recession,” Mercedes Delgado and Michael E. Porter, 2018. Best Paper Nomination at DRUID 2015 Conference.
“The Determinants of National Competitiveness,” Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern, 2012 (available as NBER WP 18249).