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Identifying clusters of regions in the European South, based on their economic, social and environmental characteristics

Angelis, Vasileios; Angelis-Dimakis, Athanasios; … - 2014

Regional development has been in the centre of interest among both academics but also decision makers in the central and local governments of many European countries. Identifying the key problems that regions face and considering how these findings could be effectively used as a basis for...

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Determinants for the partners' choice within the 7th EU Framework Programmec

Titze, Mirko; Brachert, Matthias - 2014 - 1st draft

the exchange of knowledge. Our paper relies on two theoretical concepts. First, we apply the global cluster networks …. Conversely, non-cluster organizations are less likely to get integrated cluster destinations. Second, we tie in with the …

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Entrepreneurial clusters and the co-agglomeration of related industries : spinouts in Portuguese plastics and molds

Baptista, Rui; Costa, Carla - 2014 - Preliminary version

collocation) of entrepreneurial firms in related industries influences cluster growth. Two types of effects are considered that …

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Regional economic transformation : the role of clusters in specialised diversification

Paton, Jonatan; Castillo Hermosa, Jaime del; Barroeta, … - 2014

Specialisation Strategies ?RIS3. The aim of this article is to analyse the concept of both cluster and smart specialization form a … first chapter introduces briefly the traditional cluster approach, differentiating the development model behind it, as well … as the cluster policy dimension that has led to the explosion of cluster initiatives around the world. The second chapter …

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Agglomeration economies in Italy : impact on heterogeneous firms' survival : paper to be presented at the 54th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International,...

Ferragina, Anna Maria; Mazzotta, Fernanda - 2014 - Preliminary draft

The focus of our contribution is to shed light on the importance of firm agglomerations and FDI as drivers of firm survival in Italy. We focus upon different types of agglomeration economies related to the geographical context checking how these economies impact differently on heterogeneous...

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Enhancing the innovativeness of local production systems : Polish experiences

Nowakowska, Aleksandra; Sokołowicz, Mariusz E.; … - 2014

notion of cluster, while the latter, together with cluster supporting policy, is treated as of one the most important forms …, industry and regions of activity. However, for the last 5 years Polish cluster supporting policy has developed a valuable tool …

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Globalization, integration and regional specialization

Krieger-Boden, Christiane - 2000

Globalization and European integration are substantially changing the interregional division of labor in Europe and the industrial specialization of European regions, thereby potentially affecting the extent of disparities between countries and regions. This paper reviews several theoretical...

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The origin and location of entrants in the evolution of the U.S. tire industry

Bünstorf, Guido; Klepper, Steven - 2004 - This version: May 2004

During its early and formative years, the U.S. tire industry was heavily concentrated around Akron, Ohio. We test the extent to which entrants in Ohio were attracted to the Akron area by agglomeration benefits, contributing to a self-reinforcing process envisioned in many modern theories of...

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Creating firms for a new century : determinants for firm creation around 1900

Baten, Jörg - 2003

A rapidly growing literature in industrial economics and regional economics uses data sets of individual firms or regional firm creation rates to answer the central question: What makes entrepreneurs? Which factors encourage some people to set up their own business and create jobs, and what...

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Funding structure of the European and North American clusters : results from an independent questionnaire

Burger, Peter; Baumöhl, Eduard; Výrostová, Eva - 2017

We use a unique dataset of 167 North American and European clusters' funding structures, obtained from an independent questionnaire survey carried out in the first half of 2016. The aim of this study is to determine possible differences in the proportions of public and private funds in the...

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