The visible hand of cluster policy makers: An analysis of Aerospace Valley (2006-2015) using a place-based network methodology

Delio Lucena-Piquero and Jérôme Vicente
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Delio Lucena-Piquero: LEREPS - Laboratoire d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie, les Politiques et les Systèmes Sociaux - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Toulouse - ENSFEA - École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville

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Abstract: The paper focuses on cluster policies with particular attention to the role of R&D collaborative incentives in the structuring of knowledge networks in clusters. We disentangle the main network failures in regional innovation systems, and discuss the selection procedures designed by policy makers to foster knowledge collaborations. We draw evidence from the French Aerospace Valley cluster from 2006 to 2015. The case study is based on a dataset of 248 granted research consortia, from which we build 4-cohort knowledge networks that enable us evidencing the evolving structural properties of the cluster over time. We suggest avoiding the bias and limitations of 1 and 2-mode network analysis by developing an original place-based network methodology that emphasizes on structural equivalence and groups' behaviors. We discuss the results focusing on the convergence degree between the structural properties of the cluster selected by the Program and the policy makers' objectives. Finally, the methodology allows us to identify the agents of the structural and technological changes observed throughout the period.

Keywords: Aerospace Valley; Cluster policy; Networks; Collaborative incentives; Groups behaviors; Behavioral additionality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-04
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Published in Research Policy, 2019, 48 (3), pp.830-842. ⟨10.1016/j.respol.2019.01.001⟩

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Journal Article: The visible hand of cluster policy makers: An analysis of Aerospace Valley (2006-2015) using a place-based network methodology (2019)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2019.01.001

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