Research and development intensive clusters and regional competitiveness

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dc.date.accessioned2024-03-06T14:21:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-06T14:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-02
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEAL
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202403069734
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15538
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1111/grow.12676
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectcluster diversityeng
dc.subjectcluster specializationeng
dc.subjectindustry clusterseng
dc.subjectproductivity growtheng
dc.subjectregional competitivenesseng
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.swdProduktivitätszuwachsger
dc.subject.swdWettbewerbsfähigkeitger
dc.subject.swdRegionalwirtschaftger
dc.subject.swdCluster <Wirtschaft>ger
dc.titleResearch and development intensive clusters and regional competitivenesseng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractModern cluster theory provides reasons for positive external effects that accrue from the interaction of spatially proximate firms operating in common and related fields of economic activity. In this paper, we examine the impact of R&D-intensive clusters as a key factor of regional competitiveness on productivity growth. In relying on a hybrid approach of cluster identification, we examine effects of cluster specialization and diversity for a panel of German NUTS-3 regions in 2003–2019. After controlling for regional characteristics and unobserved heterogeneity, a robust cluster strength effect (i.e., specialization) on productivity growth is found within the context of conditional convergence across German regions. With regard to the underlying mechanisms, we find that the presence of multiple R&D-intensive clusters in specific technological fields is most strongly linked to higher levels of regional productivity growth. We also find that advantages from cluster specialization are strongest in key industrial sector such as automobile production, machinery, chemical and pharmaceutical products. Overall, our estimates particularly highlight the working of Marshallian externalities in productivity dynamics, while Jacobs-type spillovers tend to be partially realized. These findings indicate that some but not all cluster-based regional development strategies are promising policy tools to foster regional growth processes.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorKosfeld, Reinhold
dcterms.creatorMitze, Timo
dcterms.source.articlenumber12676
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:1468-2257
dcterms.source.issueIssue 4
dcterms.source.journalGrowth and Changeeng
dcterms.source.pageinfo885-911
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 54
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