THE 61st INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
Berlin, Germany
15-19 March 2006

Clusters and Economic Development: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses
Friday 16h00 - 18h00
Organizer: Eleanor Doyle,University College Cork

Chair: Eleanor Doyle, University College Cork

Philippe Gugler and Serge Brunner, University of Fribourg, FDI Effects on National Competitiveness: A Cluster Approach

Emanuele Vendramini and Greta Nasi, Bocconi University, Empirical Analysis of the Role of Government in Supporting Cluster Development in Italy

Declan Jordan, University College Cork, Can Spatially Bounded Clusters Explain Innovation in Ireland's 'High Technology' Businesses?

Eleanor Doyle and Connell Fanning, University College Cork, Clusters within a Theory of Economic Development and Economic Progress