regions. It identifies 24 clusters and analyzes their geographical distribution, their role in regional growth, the evolution …-oriented clusters have a strong presence in the Northern states of the country, while services-oriented clusters in the Central ones …. Finally, clusters such as plastic products manufacturing; retail and eating services; food and beverage manufacturing; and …

group of proximate enterprises operating in common and related fields. While there is some progress in locating clusters, in … most cases only limited knowledge on the geographical extent of regional clusters is established. The present paper …-output analysis (QIOA) from national I-O tables, potential regional clusters are identified by spatial scanning. This procedure is …

&D-intensive clusters as a key factor of regional competitiveness on productivity and innovation growth. In analogy to the industry … specialisation and diversity. The identification of R&D-intensive clusters is based on a hybrid approach of qualitative input … mechanisms, we find that the presence of a limited number of R&D-intensive clusters in specific technological fields is most …