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It Clusters In The European Union And The Location Significance

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  • Anca Dachin

    (Bucharest Unniversity of Economic Studies, Romania)

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Industrial clusters became an attractive subject for research in the last decades starting with the clusters theory of Michael Porter. Empirical studies demonstrated that cluster building depends on local conditions and can enhance economic development at regional level. Romania reached the efficiency driven development stage in the period of pre-accession to the European Union and new industrial clusters emerged. The IT sector is a dynamic sector which attracted foreign investment, improved the use of resources and contributed to the increase of Romania’s exports in recent years. The paper presents an empirical analysis of IT clusters in the EU in order to identify Romania’s position in this field. The research focuses on the location of IT clustering in Romania and the potential to further develop functional cluster organization.

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  • Anca Dachin, 2015. "It Clusters In The European Union And The Location Significance," Romanian Journal of Regional Science, Romanian Regional Science Association, vol. 9(1), pages 56-65, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rrs:journl:v:9:y:2015:i:1:p:55-64
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    Keywords

    cluster location; competitive advantage; industrial cluster; information technology; regional development;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • L63 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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