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The French cluster policy put to the test with differences-in-differences estimates

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  • Olivier Brossard

    (LEREPS, IEP Toulouse)

  • Inès Moussa

    (LEREPS, University Toulouse 1)

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There is an abundant literature on innovative clusters but the incidence of cluster policies is hardly ever assessed. We assemble a panel of 94 French regions for 1997-2008 and use difference-in-differences regressions to evaluate the cluster policy that is being implemented in France since 2004-2005 in some of these regions. We obtain a positive, significant but rather small impact on patenting.

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  • Olivier Brossard & Inès Moussa, 2014. "The French cluster policy put to the test with differences-in-differences estimates," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 34(1), pages 520-529.
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    Innovation Cluster policies Differences-in-differences R&D Patents;

    JEL classification:

    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • L0 - Industrial Organization - - General

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