The global population has rapidly urbanized over the past century, and the urbanization rate
is projected to reach about 70% by 2050. In line with these trends and the increasing …

A number of possible advantages of industry agglomeration—or spatial clustering—have
been identified in the research literature, notably those related to shared costs for …

The literature on clusters and cluster building has been rapidly growing both in academic
and policy‐making circles. Central to this interest and body of work has been the assumption …

According to Marshall's agglomeration theory, Krugman's New Economic Geography
models, and Porter's cluster policies, firms should receive increasing returns from a trinity of …

We investigate whether a more concentrated regional industrial structure–the dominance of
a few large firms in a given industry in a region–limits agglomeration economies and …

Boschma R., Eriksson RH and Lindgren U. Labour market externalities and regional growth
in Sweden: the importance of labour mobility between skill-related industries, Regional …

MSMEs have been playing an important role in overall economic development of a country
like India where millions of people are underemployed or even unemployed. This sector …

What factors determine firms' attitudes toward trade policy? This paper considers producers'
policy preferences and political behavior in light of two key patterns in modern international …

abstract By means of a unique longitudinal database with information on all industrial plants
and employees in the Swedish economy, this article analyzes how geographic proximity …

Clusters and Regional Development: Critical reflections and explorations Page 1 3 True
clusters A severe case of conceptual headache Anders Malmberg and Dominic Power Cluster …