M. Oost (2014) Cluster Theory: Related Diversity and Employment Growth in Dutch Topsector ‘Life Science and Health’ Clusters. Master thesis.
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Abstract
we have investigated the economic relevance of the Topsector ‘Life Science and Health’ in the current Dutch targeted sectoral state funding policies, i.e. ‘Topsectoren Beleid.’ By expanding said sectoral definition to include cognitively proximate related industries, we consider the theorised importance of (related) knowledge-spillovers in ‘Life Science and Health’ clusters. As such, we move beyond the traditional dyad in the long-standing debate in economic geography concerned with the importance of either regional specialisation or diversification to economic growth. With the exception of spinoffs dynamics, we also found indirect evidence of the importance of labour mobility and collaborative networking, i.e. mechanisms of the regional dissemination of related knowledge.We suggest that quantitative analysis along this line of reasoning could perhaps be supplemented with detailed studies of the regional economic landscape to identify important related industries more concisely.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Economic Geography |
| Supervisor: | Koster, S. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:45 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:45 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2993 |
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