Micro-geographies of clusters of creative industries in Europe

Rafael Boix, Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver () and Blanca De Miguel-Molina ()

No 1209, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: What makes special the geography of the clusters of creative industries (CI)? This paper considers the symbolic knowledge-base and the preference for location in urban spaces observed in those clusters. The study avoids classic research designs based on synthetic knowledge bases and regional-based administrative-constrained design, using instead micro-data (550,000 firms in creative industries) and geo-statistical algorithms. Results contribute to the economic geography by: (i) providing a specific observation of the spatial dimension (where) in the cluster theory; (ii) identifying and mapping the clusters of CI in Europe; (iii) exploring particular forms of agglomeration and co-location (urban and non-urban) followed by clusters of CI. Results present implications for scholars and policy-makers suggesting to stress the articulation of within and between-cluster policy strategies for existing clusters rather than fostering the generation of new clusters.

Keywords: creative industries; clusters; symbolic knowledge; micro-data; geolocalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C49 R12 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2012-05, Revised 2012-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-ent, nep-eur, nep-geo, nep-tur and nep-ure
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