In brief...Swings and silicon roundabouts: does cluster policy work?

Max Nathan

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Abstract: Despite scepticism among researchers, policies to promote geographical clusters of firms in the same sector remain popular. Max Nathan evaluates a flagship programme set up a decade ago to accelerate the growth of Tech City in East London. While the cluster has increased in size and density, the outcomes for firm performance are - at best - mixed. That raises some bigger questions for future cluster policies.

Keywords: cities; clusters; technology; economic development; synthetic controls (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L53 L86 O31 R30 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-03-02
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