期刊名称：IWH Diskussionspapiere / Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
出版社：Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle
摘要：The ¡®cluster theory¡¯ has become one of the main concepts promoting regional competitiveness,
innovation, and growth. As most studies focus on measures of concentration of
one industrial branch in order to identify regional clusters, the appropriate analysis of
specific vertical relations within a value-adding chain is developing in this discussion.
This paper tries to identify interrelated sectors via national input-output tables with the
help of Minimal Flow Analysis by Schnabl (1994). The regionalization of these national
industry templates is carried out with the allocation of branch-specific production values
on regional employment. As a result, the paper shows concentrations of vertical clusters
in only 27 of 439 German NUTS-3 regions.
