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dc.contributor.authorBrakman, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorvan Marrewijk, Charlesen
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-23-
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-26T12:13:35Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-26T12:13:35Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/65656-
dc.description.abstractEconomic activity tends to cluster. This results in productivity gains. For policy makers this offers an opportunity to formulate and promote policies that foster clustering of economic activity. Paradoxically, although agglomeration rents are often found in empirical research a rationale for cluster policies does not exist. A brief tour through the literature shows that cluster policies face more problems than is often assumed in policy circles. We reflect on the main issues at stake and conclude that, if not carefully applied, cluster policy may do more harm than good.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3963en
dc.subject.jelE40en
dc.subject.jelF50en
dc.subject.jelR50en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordeconomic clustersen
dc.subject.keywordregional policyen
dc.subject.keywordagglomerationen
dc.subject.stwRegionalpolitiken
dc.subject.stwRegionales Clusteren
dc.subject.stwAgglomerationseffekten
dc.titleReflections on cluster policies-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn728268515en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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