The extension of clusters: difference-in-differences evidence from the Bavarian state-wide cluster policy
If one cluster increases local competitiveness, can politicians, by interlinking clusters, achieve an even better effect at the state level? To answer this question, the paper analyzes the Cluster Initiative" introduced in 1999 by the Bavarian State Government. The purpose of the initiative was to create a Bavarian-wide innovation network in support of state-wide knowledge flows. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that introducing the Bavarian-wide cluster policy increased the likelihood of innovation by a firm in the targeted industry by 4 to 7 percentage points. However, this effect is mainly driven by large firms' increased likelihood to innovate.
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2008
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Authors: | Falck, Oliver ; Heblich, Stephan ; Kipar, Stefan |
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Munich : Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |
Subject: | Regionalpolitik | Innovationspolitik | Business Network | Regionale Konzentration | Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse | Innovation | Bayern | Difference-in-differences | cluster policy | regional policy |
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Series: | CESifo Working Paper ; 2463 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 589230581 [GVK] hdl:10419/26508 [Handle] |
Classification: | R38 - Government Policy ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes ; O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D |
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