Clustering in Ireland: Development cycle considerations

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dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Sean
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorBrosnan, Stephen
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-09T11:52:04Z
dc.date.available2019-09-09T11:52:04Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-14
dc.description.abstractMotivated by ongoing research into the cluster concept that considers dynamic features of economic development and the cluster life cycle, differences between traded clusters and local activity across different spatial scales are examined for Ireland. Using recent cluster definitions for Europe, this paper presents clustering patterns within the Irish economy from 2008 to 2012. We report on data requirements when applying the benchmark cluster definitions to Irish data. Integrating small, open economy features with life-cycle concerns, we focus on specific clusters in Ireland, along with their export performance, noting that appropriate cluster boundaries are neither regional nor national. Analyses indicate that while Ireland hosts a number of internationally competitive clusters, foreign-owned firms remain substantially more productive than indigenous enterprises. We identify the geographical location of these prominent clusters at the NUTS-3 regional level and highlight the role of regional features for differences in adaptive cycles of clusters. We identify a substantial portion (60%) of Irish regional wage variation relates to the different cluster mixes across regions.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCollege of Business and Law, UCCen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO’Connor, S., Doyle, E. and Brosnan, S., 2017. Clustering in Ireland: Development cycle considerations. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 4(1), (22pp). DOI:10.1080/21681376.2017.1402361en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21681376.2017.1402361en
dc.identifier.eissn2168-1376
dc.identifier.endpage283en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleRegional Studies, Regional Scienceen
dc.identifier.startpage263en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8484
dc.identifier.volume4en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2017.1402361
dc.rights© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectClustersen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectDevelopment cycleen
dc.subjectRegionsen
dc.titleClustering in Ireland: Development cycle considerationsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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