It is often hypothesized that geographical proximity in clusters (or industry districts) has positive effects on access …

as an outcome of cooperation between producers and complementary actors in local clusters. However, locally clustered …

approach in the research fields of innovation studies and economic geography. Secondly, to propose a broadened interpretation …, regions and time periods and for analytically integrating the cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions of innovation … and learning. Thirdly, to provide methodological suggestions for how to apply such broadened interpretation of the …

It is quite widely believed that well developed clusters are vehicles for competitiveness and innovation. In the paper … we test a hypothesis that occurrence of strong clusters in a country’s agro-food sector is positively related to its … we have looked for correlation between relative strength of the clusters in the EU countries agro-food sectors and …

competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …This paper is concerned with unpacking the role of clusters in supporting the move from competing on low-costs to … different industries in Asia, we highlight significant differences in the learning paths of clustered SMEs. The paper …

. Local peer effects appear as important in explaining local clusters of entrepreneurs, and imply a local feedback-effect in …

of regional innovation systems in the landscape of evolutionary economic geography. It argues that the current emphasis … a renewed regional innovation systems approach, the article presents a policy intervention framework for constructing …