In this paper the relationship between firm growth and external knowledge sources, such as related firms and universities, is studied. The spatial characteristics of these relationships are examined by geolocating firms into a more realistic relational space using travel time distances and using...

We explore the regional co-evolution of firm population size, private-sector patenting and public research in the empirical context of German laser research and manufacturing over more than 40 years from the emergence of the industry to the mid-2000s. Our qualitative as well as quantitative...

Die Popularität des Clusterkonzepts in der Praxis der Wirtschaftspolitik wirft die Frage auf, inwieweit die zahlreichen wirtschaftspolitischen Eingriffe, die auf Cluster abzielen, durch ein zugrundeliegendes Marktversagen legitimiert sind. Um zu gewährleisten, dass durch die staatliche...