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Factors and Mechanisms Causing theEmergence of Local Industrial Clusters- A Meta-Study of 159 Cases.

Brenner, Thomas; Mühlig, André - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2007

Local industrial clusters have attracted much attention in the recenteconomic and geographical literature. A huge number of case studies have beenconducted. This paper presents a meta-analysis of the case studies of 159 localindustrial clusters in various countries and industries. Based on an...

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A Stochastic Theory of Geographic Concentrationand the Empirical Evidence in Germany

Brenner, Thomas - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2005

A stochastic model of the evolution of the firm population in a regionand industry is developed. This model is used to …

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A voting-merging clustering algorithm

Dimitriadou, Evgenia; Weingessel, Andreas; Hornik, Kurt - Institut für Informationsverarbeitung und -wirtschaft … - 1999

In this paper we propose an unsupervised voting-merging scheme that is capable of clustering data sets, and also of finding the number of clusters existing in them. The voting part of the algorithm allows us to combine several runs of clustering algorithms resulting in a common partition.(...)

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A Mixed Ensemble Approach for the Semi-Supervised Problem

Dimitriadou, Evgenia; Weingessel, Andreas; Hornik, Kurt - 2002

In this paper we introduce a mixed approach for the semi-supervised data problem. Our approach consists of an ensemble unsupervised learning part where the labeled and unlabeled points are segmented into clusters.(...)

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Firm-Worker Matching in Industrial Clusters

Figueiredo, Octávio; Guimarães, Paulo; Woodward, … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

In this paper we use a novel approach and a large Portuguese employer-employee paneldata set to study the hypothesis that industrial agglomeration improves the quality of the firmworkermatching process. Our method makes use of recent developments in the estimationand analysis of models with...

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Dimensions of symbolic capital : modes of distinctiveness of European city regions under change

Rehfeld, Dieter - Institut Arbeit und Technik <Gelsenkirchen> - 2005

European cities like Rome, Helsinki and Dublin differ from one another by virtue ofregional architectonic peculiarities and individual problems caused by the social andeconomic changes each city is facing. What they have in common is that theircharacter is determined by the model of the...

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Do Regional Systems ofInnovation Matter?

Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2003

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical studies. Main elements of such an explanation are the specific problems of a division of innovative labor. Based on an outline of these issues the concept of a regional innovation...

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Firm Entry and Institutional Lock-in:An Organizational Ecology Analysisof the Global Fashion Design Industry

Wenting, Rik; Frenken, Koen - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2007

Few industries are more concentrated than the global fashion industry. We analyse thegeography and evolution of the … ready-to-wear fashion design industry by looking at the yearlyentry rates following an organizational ecology approach. In … ready-to-wear cluster to emerge asvested interested of haute couture designers were threatened. An extended …

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Economic Systems ofOECD Nations:Impact and Evolution

Pryor, Fredric L. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2004

This essay argues that economic systems should be defined in terms of clusters ofcomplementary institutions. To show how such an approach can be carried out, I use acluster analysis technique and data on forty different economic institutions in OECDnations to isolate four quite different...

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The Cluster Effect - How clusters policy can makethe UK more competitive

Andriani, Pierpaolo; Jones, Calvin; Perkmann, Markus; … - Advanced Institute of Management Research <London>

In a global economy, regional economies are exposed to greater economic threats,but also opportunities. In the UK several strategies have been introduced to improvelocal and regional competitiveness. One important strategy is the promotion ofclusters – geographic concentrations of expertise...

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