Baptista R., Swann P. (1998). Do firms in clusters innovate more? Research Policy 27: 525- 540
What is the aim of this paper?
determine whether
firms located in stronger clusters
are more likely to innovate than other firms
What are the benefits of industrial clusters/regions as mentioned in their paper?
Supply side
Labor market pooling
Provision of productive inputs
Competitors
Firms in related industries
Suppliers
Customers
Research institutes
Knowledge spillovers
Physical infrastructure
Demand side
Strong local demand
Visibility
Exploitation of good ideas and information from key users
What are the limits of industrial clusters/regions as mentioned in their paper?
Congestion effects
Competition effects
What are the main findings of the paper?
More innovation if own-sector employment is strong
Regional employment in other sectors is not relevant (congestion effect outweigh diversification)
Market share is significant and positive
Baptista R. (2000). Do innovations diffuse faster within geographical clusters?
test the presence of external learning effects
at regional level
on the diffusion of new industrial technology
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