The advantages of agglomeration in the knowledge economy : empirical evidence for German municipalities

Abstract

"Do pools of highly-qualified workers in a region guarantee growth? This correlation often underpins policies to promote regional development and promote the settlement and networking of knowledge-intensive branches and companies. The empirical evidence presented by this article, however, shows that agglomeration advantages do not always arise. The success of such a cluster and network policy largely depends on the efficacy of regional agglomeration forces and is therefore not guaranteed." (Authors' abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Falck, O., Heblich, S. & Otto, A. (2013): Agglomerationsvorteile in der Wissensgesellschaft: Empirische Evidenz für deutsche Gemeinden. In: Ifo-Schnelldienst, Vol. 66, No. 3, p. 17-21.