B<sc>uerger</sc> M., B<sc>roekel</sc> T. and C<sc>oad</sc> A. Regional dynamics of innovation: investigating the co-evolution of patents, research and development (R&D), and employment, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper investigates the lead--lag relationships between the growth rates of patents, research and development...

B<sc>renner</sc> T. and S<sc>chlump</sc> C. Policy measures and their effects in the different phases of the cluster life cycle, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. In recent years, policy measures have frequently been applied to clusters. This paper analyses whether different types of policy measures should be applied in...

B<sc>renner</sc> T. and M<sc>ühlig</sc> A. Factors and mechanisms causing the emergence of local industrial clusters: a summary of 159 cases, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Local industrial clusters have attracted much attention in the recent economic and geographical literature. A huge number of case studies have been...

Brenner T. (2006) Identification of local industrial clusters in Germany, Regional Studies 40, 1-14. This paper presents a method that allows local industrial clusters to be identified and applies this method to Germany. The method is applied to all three-digit manufacturing industries in...