Clustering Dynamics and the Location of High-Tech-Firms /

The book presents a comprehensive analysis of the process of high-tech firms clustering from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The theoretical analysis shows the effects of geographical and agglomeration factors on firms' location decisions and demonstrates that critical mass and carryin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maggioni, Mario A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint : Physica, 2002.
Series:Contributions to economics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What do we know about the clustering of high-tech firms?- Theoretical literature review
  • Modelling firms' location and cluster development
  • Survey of empirical literature
  • Empirical analyses of the location of high-tech firms and of cluster development
  • Policy implications
  • Conclusion and research agenda.