clusters

This paper provides an analysis of some of the most dynamic aerospace clusters in the world, located in Montreal, Seattle, Toulouse and Toronto. The authors discuss theories of clustering, and provide research questions as well as empirical evidence on the international nature of knowledge spillovers.

The three-stage study provides firm, sector and industry wide information on the scope, scale and dynamics of the creative digital industries in Australia. The study informs the development of a consolidated Australian Government response to support the growth of major, globally competitive Australian industries producing digital content and applications.

The paper focuses on how urban policies and the clustering of creative industries has influenced urban outcomes. Based on a study of development in Boston and San Diego, the paper isolates the factors and policies that have contributed to the local clustering of particular creative industries.

This study of NewVA regions clusters and related economic characteristics provides insights on existing relationships, potential relationships, and gaps in the region’s existing economic structure. The goal is to help policy makers and economic development professionals focus attention on the industries likely to have the greatest impact on local economic growth.

The authors examine how industrial clustering affects biotechnology firms innovativeness, contrasting similar firms not located in clusters or located in clusters that are or are not focused on the firms technological specialization. Using detailed firm level data, they find clustered firms are eight times more innovative than geographically remote firms, with largest effects for firms located in clusters strong in their own specialization.

This paper focuses on production, innovative milieux and clusters, and looks into the links between these concepts and human capital development or learning. The following issues are discussed: governance and clusters, proximity and clusters, and community of practice.

According to the authors, universities today are top-tier players in the creation of “economic superclusters” that bring together the resources of major medical institutions, corporate research and development, the government (often in the form of funding from the National Institutes of Health [NIH]), and venture capital. The emergence of this model has moved schools—especially those with urban campuses—to the front and center in discussions of regional and local economic development and its corollary in infrastructure development.

In the state of Schleswig-Holstein, the strategy of economic policy is based on a concept which is known as “Cluster Building.” An economic cluster initiates the networking of all participants in a value-added chain. The objective is to bundle the potentials and competences for increasing the innovation power and competitiveness of the partners in a cluster.

The report provides an overview of cluster theory, provides an analysis of clusters within Burnaby, and draws conclusions based on this analysis.

This study addresses the relationship between industrial clusters and poverty. The focus on poverty is driven by contemporary concerns on poverty targeting in development assistance. The study also seeks to develop a methodology to conduct poverty and social impact analysis of
cluster development initiatives.