Subsidy and networking: The effects of direct and indirect support programs of the cluster policy

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 714-727

  Nishimura, Junichi ^a   Okamuro, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cluster policy; Industrial cluster; Networking; R D support; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER POLICY; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ESTIMATION RESULTS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER; MINISTRY OF ECONOMY , TRADE AND INDUSTRIES; NETWORK FORMATION; NETWORKING; POLICY MAKERS; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; REGIONAL INNOVATION; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SUBSIDY; SUPPORT MEASURE; SURVEY DATA;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LOCATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79955927183     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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